Labour Court sends RIU Gresham Hotel and SIPTU Members back to talks on pay claim

The Labour Court recommended that The Riu Gresham Hotel and SIPTU Members resume local talks over the union's pay claim, with assistance from the Workplace Relations Commission if needed. The recommendation, dated 17 January 2020, said unresolved issues should return to the Court for a definitive recommendation. The Court said the parties had a long history of collective bargaining and had first pursued the dispute through WRC conciliation. IBEC, representing the employer, had said negotiations were not fully exhausted; subsequent attempts to meet locally were unsuccessful. The employer did not attend the Labour Court hearing.