Dispute centres over demand for restoration of travel allowance
The company’s action is also against several of its employees, who are alleged to be members and shop stewards of Unite.The judge granted the plaintiff company, represented in the proceedings by Marcus Dowling SC, permission to give short notice of the action on Unite and the named individuals.The company is part of the Jones Engineering Group of companies and employs more than 400 people directly and more than 1,100 indirectly or on a contract basis.
The company claims that in 2019 trade unions Unite and Connect sought pay increases for its members and the restoration of the travel allowance.Last year the Labour Court issued a recommendation that there was no reasonable basis to recommend concession of the union’s claims to have the travel allowance restored, the firm claims.
The employees had also voted to take industrial action., including the withdrawal of labour and picketing places where the firm carries out its business. It also claims Unite is trying to circumvent the collective dispute resolution procedure under the SEO entered into with the members of the MEBSCA.
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