Labour Court rejects union claim for night shift compensation for 43 women

In 1992, the Labour Court recommended that Becton Dickinson And Company Limited not pay additional compensation to 43 female employees who became liable for night work under a four-shift roster. The recommendation was dated 23 October 1992. Services Industrial Professional Technical Union argued that the employees’ earlier contracts covered day or two-shift work and that the change would disrupt their social and family lives. The company said a February 1992 agreement made all employees available for four-shift work, with pay increases, bonuses and shift allowances among the benefits.