In 1995, the Labour Court recommended redundancy payments of four weeks' pay per year of service, inclusive of statutory entitlement, in a restructuring dispute involving the Irish Productivity Centre and the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union. The Court viewed the Centre as a standalone business rather than part of the public service. It said last-in, first-out selection should apply in administrative roles, while consultant selection could instead use an independent assessor and transparent criteria. The recommendation was signed on 4 October 1995.