Seprod Ltd v Certain Non-shift Clerical and Technical Employees

JurisdictionJamaica
JudgeMartin, C.,Holness, R.,Dixon, R.
Judgment Date16 January 1976
CourtIndustrial Dispute Tribunal (Jamaica)
Docket NumberIDT 19 of 1975
Date16 January 1976

Industrial Dispute Tribunal

Martin, C.; Holness, R.; Dixon, R.

IDT 19 of 1975

Seprod Limited
and
Certain Non-shift Clerical and Technical Employees

Labour Law - Collective Agreement — Terms of Employment — Hours of Work

REFERENCE:
1

The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment on the 4 th November, 1975, acting in accordance with section 11 of the Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act, 1975, referred to the Tribunal for settlement an industrial dispute involving Seprod Limited and certain non-shift Clerical and Technical Employee represented by the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union.

2

The Division of the Tribunal nominated in accordance with section 3(2) of the Act to determine the dispute was comprised as follows:

Dr. John Martin

Chairman

Mr. Noel Holness

Employers' Representative

Mr. Edward Dixon

Workers' Representative

3

With the following Terms of Reference:

“To determine and settle the dispute between Seprod Limited on the one hand and certain non-shift Clerical, Technical and Supervisory employees employed by the Company and represented by the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union on the other hand over the interpretation and application of Clause 8 of the existing collective Agreement between the Company and the Union.”

PARTIES:
4

Seprod Limited was represented by –

Mr. J. Pattinson — Legal

Mr. Victor Harris

5

The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union was represented by the — Rt. Hon Hugh Shearer and five worker/delegates were in attendance.

SITTINGS:
6

The Tribunal met on Friday, 12 th December, 1975, when oral submissions were made by the Rt. Hon Hugh Shearer and Mr. Jeff Pattinson on behalf of the Union and the Company, respectively.

7

At the commencement of the sitting, the parties agreed to delete Supervisory from the Terms of Reference as this category of employees was not involved in the dispute.

8

The submissions y the parties would suggest that there was some firm agreement in respect of Clause 8 of the collective Labour Agreement dated 5 th September, 1975.

9

Clause 8 states –

“The standard week shall vary from 35 to 40 hours over a period of five days at seven or eight hours per day, Monday to Friday depending on the category in which the worker falls. The wage rate for the category of worker required to work in excess of 35 hours shall be adjusted in the weighting of the job evaluation to compensate those workers for the...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT