The Labour Court recommended that the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union accept Sulzer Pumps’ proposal on changes to the sick pay scheme. The recommendation was signed on 4 June 2014. The union said the company’s proposals would penalise members during the first 13 weeks of illness and could increase the scheme’s overall cost. Sulzer Pumps said reducing benefits in the early weeks could help sustain the scheme and provide greater benefits to people needing longer absences. The Court noted that both sides had proposals directed at reducing costs. It recommended reinstating the company’s proposal made at conciliation, which the union had not accepted and the company later withdrew.
Labour Court recommends union accept Sulzer Pumps sick pay proposal
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