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07/02/2008
Hotels Group Victory In Labour Court
The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) has won a High Court challenge against the fixing of a statutory minimum wage for hotel workers.
The Labour Court today withdrew from the court proceedings brought by Co Clare hotelier Michael Vaughan and the IHF, who argued that the way wages are set by Joint Labour Committees (JLC) and the Labour Court was unconstitutional.
Unions previously claimed that victory for the hoteliers could reduce employment protection for low paid workers in all sectors of the economy. Today's decision by the Labour Court not to defend its ruling is likely to have implications for around 250,000 workers whose wages and conditions are fixed under the same laws.
It was also claimed that a win would erode the powers of the Labour Court, which has already been significantly undermined by last year's Ryanair ruling.
As a result, an amendment may be needed to the legislation to prevent further challenges by employers, which could cause significant disruption to industrial relations processes.
(VB)
The Labour Court today withdrew from the court proceedings brought by Co Clare hotelier Michael Vaughan and the IHF, who argued that the way wages are set by Joint Labour Committees (JLC) and the Labour Court was unconstitutional.
Unions previously claimed that victory for the hoteliers could reduce employment protection for low paid workers in all sectors of the economy. Today's decision by the Labour Court not to defend its ruling is likely to have implications for around 250,000 workers whose wages and conditions are fixed under the same laws.
It was also claimed that a win would erode the powers of the Labour Court, which has already been significantly undermined by last year's Ryanair ruling.
As a result, an amendment may be needed to the legislation to prevent further challenges by employers, which could cause significant disruption to industrial relations processes.
(VB)
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