Labour Court rejects union appeal over bullying and earnings dispute at TJT Manufacturing

In 1999, the Labour Court rejected the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s appeal and confirmed a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation in a dispute involving allegations of bullying and harassment at TJT Manufacturing. The decision was dated 17 May 1999. The union said a machinist who had worked for the company for 14 years became ill and lost earnings after grievances over her treatment and pay. The company said it investigated the allegations and that her earnings fell because she was absent under its piece-rate system. The Court found that the company handled the grievance fairly and that convincing evidence did not link the worker’s illness and resulting loss of earnings to the company’s actions or inaction.