Siptu angered by Ibec criticism of Labour Court

Siptu has called for Ibec’s appointee to the Workplace Relations Commission to “consider her position” after the employer’s body criticised a Labour Court recommendation.

On January 3, the court issued its binding recommendation under the newly amended Industrial Relations Act which gives workers the right to collectively bargain even if their employer is non-unionised and the workers are denied representation.

The recommendation means the pay of 63 Siptu members employed by Freshway Foods in Dublin increases from their current €9.38 per hour to €11.50 per hour — the equivalent of the ‘living wage’ — by 2018.