The Labour Court recommended that Western Meat Producers Limited and the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union discuss its earlier working-hours recommendation and defer talks on a pay claim under Clause 3 until 1 April 1993. The recommendation was signed on 8 January 1993. The union wanted the pay claim handled separately from a dispute over a 39-hour week. The company sought to resolve the hours issue first and defer pay negotiations, citing market conditions and costs.