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BEL Says It’s Willing To Compromise
posted (August 27, 2015)
Over the past two weeks - we've talked to the minister of labour, the labour commissioner, and the energy Workers Union about the ongoing dispute between BEL and its union. Well, today the company put in its five cents. The company says it has made a second revision of its initial proposal, which it presented to the Labour Department yesterday. The company says it is willing to compromise on the following: The total increase in salaries and benefits; The vesting period for employee pension; and Adjustment to the Annual Performance Increase Matrix.

While the union says it is principally asking for an across the board 8% increase, the Company's maintains that its initial proposal was for an increase in salaries and benefits that is equivalent to a 24% increase in salary.

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