In an unusual move by the company they gave each department a target based upon their relative productivity and told each department to come up with a way of saving that amount.
BASSA refused to agree anything, discuss anything or rationalise anything thus the change was imposed, 4 months after the deadline passed for all other departments.
As a result of the unwillingness of BASSA to negotiate and have a handle on whether MF was introduced or not, the dispute started. BASSA have made a complete pigs ear from start to finish of this entire IA. IMHO the company has been very patient dealing with BASSA but I'm sure that patience is wearing thin. The T's & C's origionally gifted BASSA and the CC in the 80's and only lightly ammended over the interim don't belong in this century. Every other department realised that and rationalised. Why should the CC be the same? Only because BASSA shout IA all the time?
Hasn't worked.
Time to change.