Labour Court recommends Gypsum Industries workers accept phased job changes

The Labour Court recommended that employees involved accept Gypsum Industries PLC.’s proposal to phase changes at its plaster mill, where the company sought to reduce operative positions from 29 to 23. The recommendation was signed on 18 December 1995. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union had agreed to three of the six proposed reductions but disputed the other three, citing the need for six workers in the grinding and calcining area. The Court considered the company’s phased arrangements and financial package a reasonable response. It said the union’s health and safety concern should be examined by an independent third party.