The High Court has adjourned for two weeks a challenge to the system of setting pay and conditions for Ireland's electricians.
Ten days ago 460 named electrical contractors were granted an injunction restraining the Labour Court from setting wages and conditions for electricians under the Registered Employment Agreement system.
Until the case is heard thousands of electricians will not receive a 5% wage increase that would have been due if the REA had been approved by the Labour Court.
If the challenge to the REA system succeeds it could have implications for hundreds of thousands of workers in other sectors whose pay and conditions are set in the same way.
