Caterers in line for €1,100 payment to surrender 'luxury consumables' and overtime

A group of catering workers at UCD are to receive an early Christmas present of €1,100 each in exchange for surrendering their perk of free Coca Cola, Mars Bars, and other ‘luxury consumables’, along with the loss of overtime at the main Belfield campus restaurant.

The 18 catering workers represented by Siptu in their dispute with UCD have long had the perk of Coca Cola, Cadbury’s Milk Chocolate, and Snickers, along with other branded items, for free at the Belfield restaurant.

Arising from recommendations made in an independent report on the matter, UCD offered to “buy-out” the workers’ privilege of accessing the brand goods for free.