The Labour Court recommended that Janssen Sciences Ireland Uc T/A Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine recognise Connect Trade Union as the representative of employees who join it for industrial relations purposes. The Court also recommended negotiations towards a collective agreement covering how the parties would conduct industrial relations. Connect referred the dispute on behalf of its members under section 20(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 1969 and agreed to be bound by the recommendation. The union had 42 workers in membership at the company's Ringaskiddy site. The company did not appear at the hearing. The recommendation was dated 8 April 2026.
Labour Court recommends recognition of Connect at Janssen
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