Labour Court rejects Tillotson workers’ claim for short-time waiting-day pay

In 1997, the Labour Court recommended that Tillotson Limited not concede the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s claim for pay for the first three days workers were placed on short time. The union said workers lost wages and received no social welfare payment for those days, causing financial hardship. Tillotson said short-time working followed falling demand and that its established practice reflected social welfare rules. The recommendation was dated 18 November 1997.