SIPTU RMS CASH SOLUTIONS LTD
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Judgment Date | 30 May 2017 |
| Court | Industrial Court (UK) |
| Judgement Number | IC71/17 |
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Case Ref No: IC-71/2017
THE INDUSTRIAL COURT
THE TRADE UNION AND LABOUR RELATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND)
ORDER 1995 (AS INSERTED BY ARTICLE 3 OF THE EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1999)
SCHEDULE 1A – COLLECTIVE BARGAINING: RECOGNITION
DECISION ON BARGAINING UNIT
The Parties:
SIPTU
And
RMS Cash Solutions Ltd
DECISION
Background
1. The Industrial Court (the Court) received an application on 13th March 2017, for
recognition at RMS Cash Solutions Ltd, 38 Montgomery Road, Belfast, BT6 9HL. This
address is the location of the proposed bargaining unit. The bargaining unit was described as
“consisting of drivers in CVIT, ATM and ATME Engineers. It also includes staff in the
control room working for RMS Cash Solutions Ltd, 38 Montgomery Road, Belfast, BT6
9HL. For the avoidance of doubt it excludes management and supervisor posts, temporary
workers, casual workers and cash processing operatives.” The Court accepted the application
by way of a short Decision dated 7th April 2017
Preliminary matters in relation to Decision on Bargaining Unit
2. Paragraph 18 of the Schedule applies once an application is accepted. It provides:-
“(1) If the Court accepts an application under paragraph 11(2) or 12(2) it must try to
help the parties to reach within the appropriate period an agreement as to what the
appropriate bargaining unit is.
(2) The appropriate period is (subject to any notice under sub-paragraph (3), (4) or
(5))
(a) the period of 20 working days starting with the day after that on which the Court
gives notice of acceptance of the application, or
(b) such longer period (so starting) as the Court must specify to the parties by notice
containing reasons for the extension.
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