Transport Salaried Staffs' Association and Others v Córas Iompair Éireann

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Court: Supreme Court
• Judgment Date: 01 January 1966
• Date: 01 January 1966

(S.C.)

Transport Salaried Staffs' Association and Others

and

Coras Iompair Éireann

Conditions required by Statute to be regulated by agreement -Agreement entered into - Rates of pay to be decided by years of service - Proposal to recruit university graduates as employees - Proposal to pay such employees higher rates of pay than existing employees - Whether such proposals a breach of the agreement - Railways Act, 1924, s. 55 -Railways Act, 1933, s. 10 - Transport Act, 1950, s. 46.

1. Sect. 55 of the Railways Act, 1924, provides, inter alia, asfollows: —"(1) From and after the passing of this Act therates of pay, hours of duty and other conditions of service of railwayemployees shall be regulated in accordance with agreements made or to befrom time to time made between the trade unions representative...