[2021]DLNLC11178 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050;mso-font-width:110%">RE:<span style="letter-spacing:.7pt"> </span>IN<span style="letter-spacing:.15pt"> </span>THE<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span>MATTER<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>BETWEEN<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span>DDP<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span>LOCAL<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>UNION<span style="letter-spacing:.6pt"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>GCMQQU/TUC</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B050"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B050">And<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:.15pt;margin-right:12.1pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050;mso-font-width:110%">DDP<span style="letter-spacing:1.0pt"> </span>OUTDOOR<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>LIMITED</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B050"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[NLC]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 31pt 31pt 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Our Ref: NLC/Q1/V21/2021/27F </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">DAT</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">E</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">10<sup>TH</sup> FEBRUAY, 2021</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DIRECTOR ADMIN/HR FOR EXECUTIVE SECRETARY:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DR. BERNICE A. WELBECK <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: -7.1pt; margin-right: -23.3pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:11.8pt;text-align:center; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.3pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.75pt;margin-right:-16.25pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:8.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.5pt;line-height:126%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:126%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-font-width:110%">We<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span>refer<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span>disputing<span style="letter-spacing:.5pt"> </span>parties'<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span>appearance<span style="letter-spacing:.6pt"> </span>before the<span style="letter-spacing:.5pt"> </span>Commission<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>10<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span></span>June,<span style="letter-spacing:.55pt"> </span>2021<span style="letter-spacing:-3.2pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing: .65pt"> </span>which<span style="letter-spacing:.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span>above-mentioned<span style="letter-spacing: .3pt"> </span>dispute<span style="letter-spacing:.6pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span>heard.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:126%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.15pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:8.3pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-font-width:110%">Complainant's<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span>case:</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.45pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.05pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:8.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:110%">The<span style="letter-spacing:.5pt"> </span>Complainant<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt"> </span>Union<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>submitted<span style="letter-spacing:1.0pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span>follows<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>that:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:45.7pt;text-indent:-18.4pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:45.75pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-font-width:116%">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-font-width:110%">Every<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span>year<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:.6pt"> </span>Union<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span>negotiates<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span>annual<span style="letter-spacing:.55pt"> </span>bonus<span style="letter-spacing:.6pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span>employer.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2.8pt;margin-right:49.05pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:45.65pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.45pt; line-height:128%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:45.85pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:128%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-font-width:116%">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:128%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:110%">On 17<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th </span>December, 2020, the CEO said he would not pay bonuses because the<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt"> </span>target<span style="letter-spacing:.5pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>met.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:128%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:45.6pt;text-indent:-18.05pt; line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:45.65pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-font-width:116%">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-font-width:110%">The<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>Union<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>met<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Board<span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span>inform<span style="letter-spacing:.5pt"> </span>them<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>about<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span>happenings<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>but<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: .1pt"> </span>no<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>avail.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:2.7pt;margin-right:49.25pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:45.85pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.45pt; line-height:126%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:45.9pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:126%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-font-width:116%">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:126%; font-family:"Book Antiqua&