Labour Court recommends Fenelon Engineering restore pay grading proposal

The Labour Court recommended that Fenelon Engineering reinstate its original pay grading proposal, adjusted for later national pay agreements, in a dispute with a Group Of Workers represented by Amicus. The recommendation was signed on 11 July 2005. The union said the parties had agreed in principle on a grading scheme and sought its implementation with retrospection. Fenelon Engineering said it could not sustain a wage increase amid competitive pressure and reduced profit margins. The Court said essential details on how the grading structure would work had not been agreed. It recommended that the parties settle those details, with increases taking effect from a current date once they reached agreement.