Labour Court rejects Services Industrial Professional Technical Union claim over promotion dispute

The Labour Court recommended against a claim by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union over a worker's promotion and transfer applications at A. O. Smith Limited. The recommendation was signed on 13 September 1991. The union argued that the worker should have been able to apply for promotion after probation and that the company should facilitate transfers where possible. The company said it was not obliged to explain unsuccessful applications and had offered the worker overtime and an alternative job with greater bonus potential. At the hearing, the company said the worker had accepted a higher-grade job after a further application. The Court considered the company's position fair and reasonable and recommended against the union's claim.