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08/06/2016
SIPTU Welcomes Binding Labour Court Freshways Ruling
Trade union SIPTU has welcomed a binding Labour Court recommendation that provides for increases in pay and conditions at the Freshways Food Company in Ballymun, Dublin.
SIPTU Organiser, Colm Casserly, said: "The recommendation was issued under the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 which provides for binding increases in pay and conditions in circumstances where it is not the practice of an employer to engage in collective bargaining.
"This legislation, which provides workers with an important means of ensuring their collective interests are protected, was introduced by the previous government. This case is the first to be processed by the Labour Court under this legislation and it has provided a substantial increase in pay and conditions for a group of low paid workers."
He added: "Freshways Food Company manufactures sandwiches and other food produce. The workers involved are general operatives and are mostly migrant workers that are paid slightly above the minimum wage at present."
(MH/LM)
SIPTU Organiser, Colm Casserly, said: "The recommendation was issued under the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 which provides for binding increases in pay and conditions in circumstances where it is not the practice of an employer to engage in collective bargaining.
"This legislation, which provides workers with an important means of ensuring their collective interests are protected, was introduced by the previous government. This case is the first to be processed by the Labour Court under this legislation and it has provided a substantial increase in pay and conditions for a group of low paid workers."
He added: "Freshways Food Company manufactures sandwiches and other food produce. The workers involved are general operatives and are mostly migrant workers that are paid slightly above the minimum wage at present."
(MH/LM)
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