Labour Court says it lacks jurisdiction over Zimmer operatives’ dispute

The Labour Court found it had no jurisdiction to investigate a collective dispute involving 53 General Operatives at Zimmer Orthopaedics Manufacturing Ltd. The determination was dated 7 June 2018; the merits were not decided. SIPTU said its members at the company’s Shannon plant had less favourable terms than workers elsewhere in the sector. Zimmer argued the union had not shown that its members were a non-insignificant share of the relevant grade or group. The Court found SIPTU had not specified the members’ roles and had not discharged its burden of proof.