Labour Court recommends union accept existing quotas at Penn Athletic Products

The Labour Court recommended that the Irish Transport And General Workers' Union accept Penn Athletic Products Company (Ireland) Limited’s existing production quotas as the parties negotiated a 39-hour week. The recommendation was signed on 20 December 1989. The union sought lower quotas alongside the shorter week, arguing workers could not maintain the same output in one fewer hour. The company said it had spare capacity and needed to maintain production levels to remain competitive. The Court cited the spare capacity described by the company. It recommended local negotiations on whether to reduce weekly hours, add floating days or use a combination of both.