Labour Court recommends 78 weeks of premiums for Gateaux bakery workers

The Labour Court recommended that The Bakery And Food Workers Amalgamated Union accept Gateaux Limited’s proposals to change some bakery workers’ starting times, with compensation increased to the equivalent of 78 weeks of early-morning-start premiums. Payments were to begin when the changes were implemented. The recommendation was signed on 20 June 1990. Gateaux said a downturn in business required start times to move forward by an average of half an hour. The union argued that the changes would reduce workers’ early-morning premiums and could affect overtime. The Court also said the parties should address other outstanding issues urgently.