Labour Court recommends Iss Facility Services increase offer to three Limerick drivers to €2,500

The Labour Court recommended that Iss Facility Services revise its offer of retrospective pay to three mobile patrol drivers in Limerick from €500 to €2,500. It said the company’s shift allowance offer of €15 per shift was acceptable, and recommended that the amended offer be accepted in full and final settlement. The recommendation was signed on 23 April 2012. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union sought pay parity with drivers in Galway and Dublin, saying its members performed identical duties for lower pay. Iss Facility Services argued that the duties differed and that it could not afford pay increases. The Court found a significant variance in duties between the Limerick drivers and those in Galway and Dublin, but said the retrospective offer was not acceptable at €500. It recommended that the company revise that amount to €2,500.