Hoteliers challenge JLC decision

Hoteliers have launched a High Court challenge against a government decision to retain a Joint Labour Committee to determine pay and conditions for those working in the sector outside of Dublin and Cork City.

They claimed yesterday that the decision was unfair, unreasonable and unlawful, and meant employers would have to provide different terms and conditions to workers based on the geographic location of hotels and guesthouses.

The case arises out of Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton’s decision to retain a Joint Labour Committee to set wages, terms and conditions for workers in the hotel industry outside of both cities.