Labour Court recommends €3,000 each for five Irish Holemasters workers

The Labour Court recommended that Irish Holemasters Ltd pay five workers €3,000 each over their selection for temporary lay-offs in 2008. The recommendation was signed on 2 December 2010. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union said the workers received no prior notice and were denied fair procedures when they appealed the selection criteria. The company said the downturn required lay-offs and that it selected workers based on skills, service, experience, performance and disciplinary records. The Court found the criteria lacked clarity and no lay-off notice had been given; it recommended the payments in full and final settlement.