Labour Court recommends work study after Lowe Alpine earnings dispute

The Labour Court recommended that Lowe Alpine Systems and Services Industrial Professional Technical Union carry out a joint work-study after a dispute over earnings among 14 machinists transferred from the packing line to the fleece line. The parties should meet after the study to consider whether further action is needed. The recommendation was dated 12 April 1999. The union claimed the transfers led to lower earnings and sought compensation and restoration of protected rates. Lowe Alpine said the transfers were needed to protect the plant and that workers received training and temporary earnings protection.