Kingspan workers set for pay rise

Workers at building materials firm Kingspan’s flagship Irish plant at Kingscourt, Co Cavan, are in line to receive their first pay increase in seven years.

It follows the Labour Court recommending that the workers receive a 2% increase in October, despite Kingspan stating that it wasn’t in a position to award a pay increase.

Kingspan argued before the Labour Court that any increase in costs would adversely affect its competitiveness and that the concession of the union’s claim “would affect the long-term future of the company”.