Labour Court recommends £250 increase and further £200 at each point on Robert Roberts pay scale

In 2000, the Labour Court recommended that clerical and administrative employees at Robert Roberts Limited accept the company’s pay proposal with changes to the scale. The recommendation, signed on 2 August 2000, called for an increase of £250 at each point, followed by a further £200 at each point, based on a 35-hour week. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union had sought a salary of £17,000 at the top of the scale, citing increased workloads and low pay. The company said new technology had lightened workloads and its proposal was fair.