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Case of the week: Loosely drafted collective agreement did not allow lower pay increase

In DLA Piper's case of the week, Anderson and others v London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority, the Court of Appeal considered whether or not uncertain wording in a collective agreement allowed an employer to give staff a lower pay increase than in previous years.

Facts

In 2007, the London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority concluded a collective agreement with the GMB and Unison.