Labour Court does not recommend conceding Meath worker’s expenses claim

The Labour Court did not recommend conceding an unnamed Meath County Council worker’s claim for additional expenses. The recommendation was signed on 2 April 2012. The worker said he was owed expenses and cited a reduction in the daily subsistence rate from €41.55 to €33.61. The council argued that he had received the full annual allowance of €10,400 and was not separately entitled to daily subsistence. The Court found that expenses had been paid under the applicable collective agreement and that the worker had been treated no less favourably than others in similar circumstances.