Labour Court keeps Sunday Newspapers’ insert staffing practice for six months

In 1995, the Labour Court recommended that Sunday Newspapers Limited maintain its current practice for newspaper inserts for six months while it negotiated a new agreement with Services Industrial Professional Technical Union. The recommendation was signed on 14 April 1995. The dispute concerned whether Saturday-night work should first be offered to permanent staff rather than casual workers. The union argued permanent staff should get the work; the company said it had followed the existing agreement and cited the cost of conceding the union’s claim.