Labour Court recommends 46-hour contract and €1,000 payment for Iarnród Éireann Train Hosts

The Labour Court recommended a 46-hour contract and a €1,000 lump sum for 30 Train Hosts in a dispute with Iarnród Éireann over expanded revenue-collection duties. The recommendation was dated 18 July 2019. The employer proposed a weekly rate of €910 on a 46-hour contract, up from €871.16 on a 44-hour contract. The union sought a 48-hour contract. The Court recommended terms from a 2018 conciliation proposal that representatives on both sides had accepted as the optimum outcome in the circumstances. The Train Hosts were represented by the National Bus and Rail Union and the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union.