Supreme Court finds Minister exceeded his powers on electricians' minimum pay pact

However, the court did rule that the creation of sectoral employment orders is constitutionality

Mr Justice John MacMenamin ruled that the SEO  for electricians should be set aside on grounds including the Labour Court’s failure to set out adequate reasons for recommending that SEO. File photo: Dan Linehan

The Supreme Court has overturned a far-reaching High Court finding that a 2015 law under which sectoral employment orders setting minimum pay and conditions within the building sector is unconstitutional.

However, the court upheld the High Court's decision that the Minister of State for Business, Enterprise and Innovation acted outside his powers in June 2019 in making a sectoral employment order (SEO) for electricians.