Labour Court rejects union appeal over Crown Equipment welder’s grade

The Labour Court rejected the Amalgamated Engineering And Electrical Union’s appeal over a welder’s job grade at Crown Equipment, upholding the Rights Commissioner’s recommendation that his Grade 4 placement was correct. The decision was signed on 25 September 1995. The union argued that the worker’s duties matched the higher Group 3, Grade 5 category and sought the corresponding pay. Crown Equipment said its job evaluation committee had correctly placed the role at Grade 4. After considering the evidence and job descriptions, the Court rejected the appeal.