Labour Court recommends Marks & Spencer Cork not concede Storm Emma pay claim

The Labour Court recommended that Marks & Spencer Cork not concede Mandate’s claim for payment for 13 staff who missed work during Storm Emma. The recommendation was dated 27 May 2019. Mandate said the staff stayed home in response to public safety advice, notified the store and followed its attendance policy. It argued they should be paid for shifts largely scheduled after the store closed at 11am. Marks & Spencer Cork said the affected staff were offered four options to make up lost hours and were paid in full as normal. The Court said consistent treatment of staff in unusual weather circumstances supported good industrial relations and did not recommend conceding the claim.