Over the summer and into the autumn in the private sector, a number of disputes (often involving industrial action) have taken place, showing that unionised workers are beginning to contest pay freezes, pay cuts and pay rises less than the level of inflation as the economy shows the first signs of economic growth. (Ref. 130560)
Unite members settled their long-running dispute at Molson Coors brewery after a second revised package was accepted following a strike threat. The deal comprises:
- a pay reduction of £862 from 1 January 2014 and £862 (€1,021) from 1 January 2015 when previously cuts of up to £9,000-a-year where proposed;
- a generous severance/redundancy payments available for all workers facing a pay cut;
- the withdrawal of shift changes which could have been changed at 24 hours’ notice and workers called in wh
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