Labour Court upholds €3,000 recommendation in HSE grading dispute

The Labour Court upheld a €3,000 compensation recommendation for a worker in a grading dispute with the Health Service Executive / Saolta Group. Its decision, dated 27 November 2017, also found him entitled to Craft Chargehand Grade terms, including the on-call allowance, from the relevant operative date. The worker, represented by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union, argued that he was doing craft foreman work. The employer said he was paid appropriately on the Head Gardener scale with allowances equivalent to the Chargehand scale. The Court recommended an assessment against the Craft Foreman Job Description, with referral to an independent arbitrator if the parties disagreed with the determination.