Unite the Union Widermere Supported Living Service
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Judgment Date | 28 October 2011 |
| Court | Industrial Court (UK) |
| Judgement Number | IC46/11 |
Case Ref No: IC-46/2011
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 WHETHER TO ACCEPT THE APPLICATION
The Parties:
Unite the Union
And
Windermere Supported Living Service
Background
Unite the Union submitted an application to the Court on 14th October 2011 for recognition of a
trade union in respect of a bargaining unit. The location of the bargaining unit was “Windermere
Supported Living Service, Lisburn” and the description was:
“the majority of senior support and support workers in the Windermere Supported Living
Service. The bargaining unit does not consist of clerical administration or management
grades in the above named area above senior support worker.”
The Court gave both parties notice of the receipt on 14th October 2011 and the Employer
submitted a response via e-mail and registered post on 25th October 2011.
In accordance with Article 92A of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, the
Chairman of the Court established a Panel to deal with the case. The Panel consisted of Mr
Barry Fitzpatrick, Mr Maurice Moroney and Mr Bob Gourley. The Case Manager appointed to
support the Court was Mr Paul Cassidy.
The Panel met on 28th October 2011 to determine, within the acceptance period set out in
paragraph 15(6) of Schedule 1A to the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland)
Order 1995:
• the validity of the request under the terms of paragraphs 5 – 9 of that Schedule;
• whether the application to the Court was made in accordance with paragraphs 11 and 12;
• the application’s admissibility within the terms of paragraphs 33 – 42.
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