Unite legal challenge produces double bonus payday for Corus
workers
4th November 2009
Unite, the UK’s largest union, is delighted with Corus’ decision
to pay back-dated bonuses to Unite’s 8,500 members in their next
pay packet.
When Corus decided to hold back the first two quarter bonuses
that were due to the workers, Unite immediately launched a legal
challenge to contest the decision.
Unite has been leading the campaign to make Corus pay its
employees the bonus that was due to them for the first two quarters
of this year after the company decided to stop the payments.
Unite national officer for the steel industry, Terry Pye, said:
‘‘We are delighted that we achieved such a good result for our
members and hope this serves as a warning to other employers that
they cannot just unilaterally stop agreed bonus payments.
“We are pleased for our members, who have worked tirelessly for
Corus, even when the company decided to stop paying their bonus.
This U-turn by Corus shows how vital union membership is and what
the union can do when companies act arbitrarily.
“This will come as very welcome news for our members, especially
in the run up to Christmas and help alleviate pressing household
bills.”
ENDS
For more information contact Ashraf Choudhury in the Unite press
office on 07980 224 761
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