The Labour Court recommended in favour of the Mandate Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s claim that Tesco Ireland Ltd stop making notional social welfare deductions from sick pay for the fourth, fifth and sixth days of illness. It found the sick-pay schemes did not support management’s position. The Court also recommended that Tesco Ireland Ltd and the Mandate Services Industrial Professional Technical Union seek agreement on a standardised sick-pay scheme within 14 weeks, referring any outstanding issues back to the Court for a further recommendation. The recommendation was signed on 23 July 2014.