Published on : Saturday, December 21, 2013
On Thursday 19th December 2013, a basis for Agreement was reached between the BFM and the GMB for a 2014 Wages & Conditions Agreement effective from the 1st full pay week in January 2014. The Agreement covers, principally, productoin workers in the furniture manufacturing industry.
The Agreement is not yet finalised as it is subject to a ballot of GMB members, the result of which is expected towards the end of January 2014. The GMB is strongly recommending acceptance to its members of the basis of Agreement. The details of the Agreement are available to BFM members in the members’ area of the web site.
In response to the union claim the BFM used a number of key perfromance indicators to show that while there was a suggestion that the furniture manufacturing industry’s performance was improving along with the economy, as yet there was only a hint of better fortunes to come. Costs still remained an issue however as did continually squeezed profit margins and any offer made had to reflect the fragile state of the industry.
Tags: BFM members, furniture manufacturing industry, GMB, Wages & Conditions Agreement
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