The Labour Court recommended that Microsemi Ireland recognise SIPTU Members, represented by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union (SIPTU), as the representative of employees who join the union for industrial-relations purposes. The recommendation was signed on 9 May 2017. SIPTU referred the collective-bargaining dispute on behalf of its members, who sought engagement with Microsemi Ireland on employment terms and conditions and grievance and disciplinary procedures. The Court also recommended negotiations towards a collective agreement covering, among other matters, the procedures for conducting industrial-relations business.