Verdict on bank row postponed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Administrative High Court postponed
\nWednesday a verdict on a dispute between the management and union
\nof the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation.<\/p>\n
It was the second postponement since the trial was scheduled
\nto reach a verdict on July 11, 1997. But presiding judge Fatimah
\nAchjar said both parties had one more chance to make a compromise
\nbetween them.<\/p>\n
On April 17, 1996, more than 200 Hongkong Bank employees went
\non strike protesting what they said was a stall on discussions of
\nan extended collective labor agreement. The management then
\ndismissed 189 employees.<\/p>\n
On July 22 the Central Committee for the Settlement of Labor
\nDisputes (P4P) had ruled that Hongkong Bank's management should
\nrehire workers and give them back pay.<\/p>\n
The case went to trial and employees won at the South Jakarta
\nDistrict Court, after which the management appealed.<\/p>\n
The trial was adjourned until July 9.<\/p>\n
But Fatimah said the second postponement would be the last.<\/p>\n
\"The court expects that in two weeks both parties will reach
\nan agreement, because if they don't, we'll reach a verdict,\" she
\nsaid. (12)<\/p>",
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