Labour Court rejects Artesyn Technologies appeal over Group Leader pay

In 2003, the Labour Court rejected Artesyn Technologies' appeal and confirmed a recommendation that Two Workers retain the Group Leader rate until their employment ended. The Court dated its decision 20 November 2003. The dispute concerned whether the workers' promotions to Group Leader were permanent. The company said the appointments were temporary; the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union said the posts had been advertised as permanent. The Court found that, without a clear statement to the contrary, the promotions implied permanent positions. It also noted that one worker's pay progression was consistent with the company's practice for permanent promotions. The Court concluded that the higher rate should have been retained until the workers' employment ended in August 2003.