The Labour Court recommended changes to Electro Automation’s cost-saving proposal after a dispute with the Technical, Engineering and Electrical Union over cost savings and redundancy terms. The recommendation was dated 28 November 2011. The union said workers had already committed to savings but would not accept a cut to basic pay. The company said falling business and uncompetitive labour costs threatened jobs and its survival. The Court recommended adopting the union’s proposal with a change: additional unpaid hours could be banked over 13 weeks, with unused hours at the end of each quarter extinguished. It recommended reviewing the arrangement after six months and annually thereafter, and reopening discussions if it failed to meet the company’s cost objective.
Labour Court recommends changes to Electro Automation cost-saving plan
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