Labour Court recommends Waterford Crystal reimburse final short-time losses

In 1993, the Labour Court recommended that Waterford Crystal Limited reimburse Rheintour Cutters for final losses from short-time working after an initial £50,000 advance covered losses through August. The dispute with the Amalgamated Transport And General Workers Union concerned a commitment to limit short-time working. The Court treated the three-week forecast as a guide rather than an absolute cap, but said simply cutting work to offset forecasting errors was inadequate under the January agreement. It recommended full reimbursement of the remaining losses from September to December 1993.