Redundancy pay settled

Press, 24 September 1987, Page 3

Redundancy pay settled

Redundancy pay for workers laid off at Skellerup Industries in Christchurch has been settled, said Mr Ron Sutherland, the company’s industrial relations co-ordinator, yesterday. The workers would finish on October 2 but some had already left, he said. Two deals have been struck between the Rubber Workers’ Union and Skellerup. The company had hon--oured the agreement for six weeks pay for the first year’s service with the company and two weeks for each subsequent year, but had also awarded extra sums to some 35 workers because of the redundancy situation in Christchurch, said Mr Sutherland. The extra payments were made to workers forced to take redundancy while those opting for voluntary redundancy received the standard package. It was hoped the company would be capable of surviving in the future although export markets to the United States had been affected by the value of the New Zealand dollar, said Mr Sutherland.