Labour Court recommends benchmarking payment for Mr F but rejects other claims

The Labour Court recommended retrospective payment of the final benchmarking phase to Mr F, but declined jurisdiction over two retired claimants and recommended against the claims of four other former workers. The recommendation was signed on 5 May 2009. The dispute concerned the final 25% phase of a benchmarking award. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union argued that earlier phases had been paid late and retrospectively. Rehabcare said the final phase required individual cooperation with a performance verification process. The Court found the final phase depended on that cooperation. It recommended payment to Mr F because he was employed when the ballot result was notified and his employment ended before individual signatures were sought. It did not recommend payment to four other claimants who did not meet the criteria.