Labour Court recommends Chilton Electric reduce bonus multiplier to 3%

The Labour Court recommended that the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union accept Paypath and that Chilton Electric reduce its bonus multiplier from 4% to 3%, settling the union’s claim for a 3% pay increase. The recommendation was dated 22 July 1993. The union accepted Paypath but opposed a bonus reduction, arguing that workers’ basic rates were low and the bonus was their only other benefit. Chilton Electric said Paypath alone would save only 0.5% and a lower multiplier was the available offset for the pay increase. The Court recommended that both parties accept the terms in settlement of the claim.