SIPTU Debenhams Plc (Unit 34, Castlecourt, Royal Avenue, Belfast, BT1 1DD)
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Judgment Date | 18 October 2017 |
| Court | Industrial Court (UK) |
| Judgement Number | IC72/17 |
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Case Ref No: IC-72/2017
THE INDUSTRIAL COURT
SCHEDULE 1A – COLLECTIVE BARGAINING: RECOGNITION
DECISION ON BALLOT/RECOGNITION
The Parties:
SIPTU
And
Debenhams Plc
(Unit 34, Castlecourt, Royal Avenue, Belfast, BT1 1DD)
Background
1. The Industrial Court (the Court) received an application on 16th March 2017 for
recognition at Debenhams Plc, Unit 34 Castlecourt, Royal Avenue, Belfast, BT1 1DD. This
address is the location of the proposed bargaining unit. The bargaining unit was described as
“consisting full-time and part-time staff consisting of Supervisors, Senior Sales, Sales
Advisors, Stock Movement, Food Service and Loss Prevention working for Debenhams Plc
at their Belfast site: Unit 34, Castlecourt, Royal Avenue, Belfast, BT1 1DD. For the
avoidance of doubt it excludes Store Managers, Deputy Store Managers, Department
Managers, temporary workers and casual workers”.
2. A Panel was established made up of Barry Fitzpatrick, Acting Chairman of the Industrial
Court and Robin Bell and Patricia O’Callaghan as Panel Members. The Case Manager
appointed was Declan McGrady. The Panel accepted the application at a meeting on 18th May
2017 and decided that the proposed bargaining unit was an appropriate bargaining unit at a
meeting on 2nd August 2017.
Relevant Statutory Provisions
3. Paragraph 21 of Schedule 1A provides:-
(1) This paragraph applies if—
(a) the Court accepts an application under paragraph 11(2) or 12(2),
(b) the parties have agreed an appropriate bargaining unit at the end of the
appropriate period (defined by paragraph 18), or the Court has decided an
appropriate bargaining unit, and
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