Labour Court rejects Services Industrial Professional Technical Union appeal over A. O. Smith Electric Motors worker transfer

In 1994, the Labour Court rejected Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s appeal and upheld a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation that its claim fail. The decision was signed on 5 December 1994. The dispute concerned a worker transferred to a lower-rated job after returning from absence. The union argued the transfer should have been temporary and said the worker lost up to £50 a week. A. O. Smith Electric Motors said it needed the worker in the role to meet production demands during market difficulties. The Court found no grounds to amend the recommendation.