The Labour Court did not recommend conceding the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union's claim for retrospective overtime payments from Lapple (Ireland) Limited. The recommendation was signed on 29 November 1990. The claim concerned work after midnight on a 4 pm to midnight shift. The parties had agreed that double time would apply from 4 December 1989, but disagreed over retrospection for earlier work. The union said earlier double-time payments had been made; the company said its settlement did not include retrospective pay.