Labour Court Publishes its Annual Report for 2006 - Sep '07

The Labour Court published its Annual Report for 2006 on 9th August 2007. The Report provides an overview of the Cases Referred and Cases Completed by the Labour Court in 2006. It also includes a synopsis of individual determinations made by the Court in 2006.

90% of cases referred to the Labour Court in 2006 were under the Industrial Relations Acts. The other 10% were referred under a wide range of other legislation including the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997, Employment Equality Acts, 1998-2007, the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act, 2001, and the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act, 2003.

47% of the cases under the Industrial Relations Acts were regarding breaches by employers of Registered Employment Agreements. In the opinion of the Labour Court, the dramatic increase in these referrals is a result of the increased monitoring by the Trade Unions of employers' adherence to the terms and conditions of the Agreements.

The number of days lost due to industrial relations disputes was 7,352, a significant decrease from 26,665 days in 2005.

The Annual Report is available on the Labour Court website (www.labourcourt.ie).