The Labour Court recommended that VLM Ltd give the Graphical Paper and Media Union (GPMU) full details of its financial circumstances, including audited accounts, before discussions resumed on redundancy terms and the PPF. The recommendation was signed on 19 August 2002. The information was to be shared subject to appropriate confidentiality conditions. Talks were to continue for no more than two weeks after the union received it. If the parties could not agree, outstanding issues could return to the Court for an early hearing.