USDAW North West Bookmakers
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Judgment Date | 08 June 2009 |
| Court | Industrial Court (UK) |
| Judgement Number | IC41/09 |
Case Ref No: IC-41/2009
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:
USDAW
&
North West Bookmakers Ltd
(trading as ‘Ladbroke’)
Introduction
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (‘USDAW”) (the Union) submitted an
application to the Industrial Court (the Court) dated 7th May 2009 for recognition at
North West Bookmakers Ltd, which trades as Ladbroke. The bargaining unit
description is ‘All staff employed by Ladbrokes in their betting shops in Northern
Ireland, up to and including the job role/grade of shop manager’.
In accordance with Article 92(A) of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland)
Order 1992, the Industrial Court Chairman established a Panel of the Court to
deal with the case. The Court consisted of Mr Barry Fitzpatrick, Deputy
Chairman, and, as Members, Mr George McGrath and Mr Peter Williamson. The
Case Manager appointed to support the Court was Ms Maria Cummins.
The application was duly copied to the Employer on 8th May 2009, which returned its
questionnaire on 15th May 2009.
Issues
1. The Panel is required by the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland)
Order 1995 to decide whether the Union’s application to the Court is valid within
the terms of: Schedule 1A, paragraphs 5 – 9; is made in accordance with
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