The Gazette 1967/71

SUMMARY

Time cost factor per unit s. d. 12/2 6/1

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(b) a dispute involving persons who have not access to the Labour Court for the purpose of a trade dispute; (c) a dispute in relation to which the Labour Court has already made a Recommenda tion. 6. An investigation by a Rights Commissioner will be conducted in private. 7. When a investigated a Rights Commissioner has dispute, he will make a to the parties giving his opinion the dispute. He may, however, endeavour to settle the dispute Recommendation. 8. Where a Rights Commissioner has made a Recommendation in relation to a dispute, a party to the dispute may appeal to the Labour Court against the Recommendation and the parties to the dispute will be bound by the decision of the Labour Court on the appeal, which will be heard in private. 9. The Labour Court will not investigate a dispute in relation to which a Rights Commissioner has made a Recommendation, except by way of appeal against the Re commendation. 10. Parties to a dispute who wish to be put in touch with a Rights Commisioner may contact the Department of Labour, Industrial Relations Section, Mespil Road, Dublin, Telephone 65861, extension 178. 11. The services of the Rights Commissioners will be available after 18 March 1970. Recommendation on the merits of at his discretion, without a formal

INDUSTRIAL, RELATIONS ACT, 1969 RIGHTS COMMISSIONERS

Explanatory Memorandum

1. two Rights Commissioners, namely—Mr. Con Murphy, 8 Sycamore Crescent, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin, and Mr. Scan O Ceallaigh, 173 Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin, who have wide experience in the field of worker-management relations. 2. The function of a Rights Commissioner is to investigate a trade dispute referred to him by a party to the dispute. The dispute may either be in progress, or it may be feared that a dispute will develop from the particular point at issue between the parties. 3. It is expected that the type of dispute which will be referred to a Rights Commissioner will be one from a right claimed by a worker under a custom or practice, or perhaps stemming from an agreement including such matters as discipline, dismissals, demarcation or transfer. 4. A Rights Commissioner will investigate a dispute unless a party to the dispute notifies the Commissioner, in writing, that he objects to the dispute being investigated by a Rights Commissioner. 5. A Rights Commissioner is not empowered to investigate a dispute under any of the following headings : — (a) a dispute connected with rates of pay, hours or time of work, or annual holidays of, a body of workers; There are at present

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