In 1994, the Labour Court recommended that Waterford Crystal Limited provide wedge-cutters with at least six worked weeks of lead-in allowance protection under a new performance system. The recommendation, signed on 29 April 1994, also set the three-year earnings-cap period to begin on 1 January 1994 and postponed the review until the end of 1997. The Court recommended no change to how the 25% cap was applied, no exclusion of unconverted items—which were adjusted by 15%—and no full allowance regardless of output. The dispute concerned claims by the Amalgamated Transport And General Workers' Union about the system's effect on wedge-cutters' earnings, including protection during short-time working and sick leave.
Labour Court recommends six weeks’ lead-in protection for Waterford Crystal wedge-cutters
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