Labour Court defers pay recommendation for Severn Trent Response workers

The Labour Court deferred a definitive recommendation on pay and allowances claimed for two craft workers at Severn Trent Response, pending the company's benchmarking exercise and annual review. The recommendation was dated 15 April 2016. The Technical, Engineering and Electrical Union said workers' salaries, overtime rates and on-call terms fell below comparable roles. Severn Trent Response did not attend the hearing, but told the Court it was conducting benchmarking and an annual salary and allowance review. The Court recommended that the review consider terms and conditions in the sewage and water treatment sector and that the company allow the union input into the benchmarking. It said it would issue a definitive recommendation if issues remained after the review.