Unite the Union Willowbrook Foods
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Judgment Date | 24 July 2009 |
| Court | Industrial Court (UK) |
| Judgement Number | IC42/09 |
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
Parties:
Unite the Union
And
Willowbrook Foods
DECISION
For the reasons outlined in the formal decision paper (to follow), and following initial
Panel Meeting on 24th July 2009 at the end of the Acceptance Period, the Industrial
Court is satisfied that:
a) a copy of the application and notice of it were received by the employer from
the Union;
b) the employer employed at least 21 workers on the day it received the request
for recognition by the Union;
c) members of the union constitute at least 10% of the workers constituting the
proposed bargaining unit;
d) a majority of workers constituting the proposed bargaining unit would be
likely to favour recognition of the union as entitled to conduct collective
bargaining on behalf of the bargaining unit; and
e) having considered the submissions made by the parties, the application meets
the remaining statutory admissibility and validity criteria.
The Industrial Court’s decision is therefore that the application is accepted.
Mr Eugene O’Loan
Mr Bob Gourley
Mr Maurice Moroney
Date of Decision: 24th July 2009
Date Decision Issued to Parties: 28th July 2009
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