Labour Court recommends Vita Cortex and union reopen pension talks

The Labour Court recommended that Vita Cortex and the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union re-engage to explore how to keep the defined benefit pension scheme operating. The recommendation was dated 4 September 2007. The company said it could not afford to continue the scheme, while the union argued it had not meaningfully engaged with employees to protect their pension arrangements. The Court said the problem was not insurmountable with effort and goodwill from both sides.