Labour Court upholds recommendation rejecting Wexford County Council worker’s pay and regrading claim

The Labour Court upheld an Adjudication Officer’s recommendation rejecting a Wexford County Council worker’s claim for increased pay or regrading. The decision was signed on 11 May 2026. The worker, represented by Connect Trade Union, had appealed the recommendation. The worker said his remit was set to expand from 42 to 63 playgrounds without extra pay or a higher grade. The Council said he was expected to work his 39-hour week and that a colleague had covered the expanded duties over four days. The Court found the increase in sites fell within the flexibility provision in his contract and found no basis to vary the recommendation.