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ARTICLE · 03 AUGUST 2020

Labour Court Annual Report 2019

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The role of the Labour Court (the Court) can be broadly divided between its industrial relations work (those issues coming to the Court under the provisions of the Industrial Relations Acts), and its employment rights work.

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Conor Williams (Trainee Solicitor)
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Niamh Loughran
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Sarah Conroy
Sarah Conroy

The role of the Labour Court (the Court) can be broadly divided between its industrial relations work (those issues coming to the Court under the provisions of the Industrial Relations Acts), and its employment rights work (those cases referred to it under any of the employment rights acts). The Court published its Annual Report for 2019 (the report) on 17 June 2020.

The Court received a total of 1,182 appeals/referrals throughout the year. This was a slight (1.1%) increase on the 1,169 from 2018.

Of this total, 479 referrals were received under the Industrial Relations Acts 1945-2015. This was a substantial 20.1% increase on 2018. The majority of industrial relations disputes have already come before the Workplace Relations Commission by way of conciliation, where the parties attempt to seek agreement. Where this fails, the conflict may be referred to the Court for a recommendation at the request of both parties to the dispute. While the Court's decision is

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