Labour Court sees rise in referrals

INDUSTRIAL rows referred to the Labour Court last year were up 6% at a time when the number of days lost to disputes hit a 30-year low.

In the last three years total referrals to the court have increased by more than 20%, according to the court’s 2002 report published today.

And in the report’s foreword, Labour Court chairman Finbarr Flood expresses his disappointment at the re-emergence of the ‘revolving door’ phenomenon.