In 2000, the Labour Court recommended that Carton Bros staff working in the cutting area accept a £1,200 payment as reasonable. The recommendation, dated 25 July 2000, followed a dispute over staffing after throughput restrictions at the Shercock plant. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union sought investment to retain 32 full-time positions in Shercock. Carton Bros said overcoming the restriction would require more than £300,000 in investment, which it could not fund. A previous proposal for £1,200 gross to permanent employees in the area had been rejected by workers. The Court cited the restriction and the company's inability to make the investment needed to overcome it.
Labour Court recommends £1,200 payment for Carton Bros cutting-area staff
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