Labour Court recommends full master's rate in Waterford Crystal pay comparison

In 1994, the Labour Court recommended that Waterford Crystal Limited and the Amalgamated Transport And General Workers Union apply the full master's rate to 1992 values when comparing pay and applying the cap under the Cost Improvement Agreement. The recommendation was signed on 3 August 1994. The union said the rate should be included in both the old and new earnings calculations for cutters who qualified for the increment during the protection period. The company argued this would extend protection beyond the agreement's 25% cap. The Court also urged the union and cutters to review their self-imposed production limit, which it said was not in the long-term interests of workers or the company.