Labour Court recommends grievance process for Banc Tec engineers over titles and pay

The Labour Court recommended that three engineers at Banc Tec have their concerns about job titles and descriptions handled through the company's grievance procedure, with referral to a Rights Commissioner if necessary. The recommendation was signed on 22 November 2004. Amicus represented four engineers in a dispute over changed job titles, pay increases and appraisals. The Court also recommended that due regard be given to national pay agreement increases where no other pay method was agreed. The Court found that claimants C and D had genuine grievances about their 2004 pay increases, which had not given due regard to national-level increases. It recommended that they be allowed to pursue local grievances with union representation if requested. The pension issue had been withdrawn at the hearing.