Alumina Partners of Jamaica v National Workers Union

• Jurisdiction: Jamaica
• Judge: Lynch, C.
• Judgment Date: 09 August 1977
• Docket Number: No. 3 of 1977
• Court: Industrial Dispute Tribunal (Jamaica)
• Date: 09 August 1977

Industrial Disputes Tribunal

Lynch, C.

No. 3 of 1977

Alumina Partners of Jamaica

and

National Workers Union

Labour law - Collective agreement — Vacation leave entitlement.

Labour law - Collective agreement — Multiple skill premium.

1 Reference:

2 The Honourable Minister of Labour, by letter dated 8 ^th March, 1977 in accordance with Section 11(1) of Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act, 1975 referred to the Industrial Disputes Tribunal for settlement, an industrial dispute between Alumina Partners of Jamaica and the National Workers Union.

3 The Terms of Reference to the Tribunal are as follows:

“To determine and settle the dispute between Alumina Partners of Jamaica on the one hand, and workers employed by the company and represented by the National Workers Union on the other hand, over matters relating to (a) Vacation Leave Entitlement and (b) Multiple Skill Premium.”

4 The division of the Tribunal selected in accordance with Section 8(2) of the Act was –

Mr. Basil Lynch	—	Chairman
Mr. Owen Plant	—	Employers' Representative
Mr. Edward Dixon	—	Workers' Representative

5 The Employer was represented by –

Mr. R. H. Williams (legal)

Mr. Bill Patterson

Mr. Clinton Nelson

Mr. Peter Bynoe

Mr. O. Simpson

6 The Trade Union was represented by-

Senator Carlyle Dunkley

Mr. D. Buchannan

Mr. H. Nelson

Sittings:

7 Written briefs were submitted by the parties and oral submissions made at three sittings between May 30 and July 25, 1977.

AWARD

8 As regards Vacation Leave Entitlement:

9 The Tribunal awards that tire vacation leave entitlement up to 31 ^st May 1975 of those workers employed in 1968 and 1969 should be calculated on the basis of Clause 18 of the Collective Labour Agreement for the period 1 ^st February 1973 to 31st May 1975.

10 As regards Multiple Skill Premium:

11 The Tribunal awards that the Multiple Skill Premium is part of Basic Hourly Wage of the workers concerned.

DATED THIS 9 ^th DAY OF AUGUST 1977.

Basil Lynch, Chairman.

Owen Plant, Employer's Representative.

Edward Dixon, Worker's Representative.

Witness,

Sadie Fraser (Miss),

Secretary.