Number of cases at LRC double

THE number of cases referred to the Labour Relations Commission’s conciliation service doubled in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period in 2008.

LRC chief executive Kieran Mulvey said the conciliation service, which deals with pay restructuring and redundancy-related disputes, had received 1,300 referrals in the year to the end of September.

He also said referrals to the LRC’s Rights Commissioner service grew by a record 21% in 2008, to 11,000, and that even by September of this year referrals had surpassed the 10,000 mark.