Six former Darrell Lea workers have had a sweet end to a nine month redundancy dispute with the confectionary company.
The frustrated workers had been involved in a protest organised by the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) on Tuesday demanding more than $400,000 owed in redundancy entitlements.
But the protest, outside a Darrell Lea creditors meeting on the Gold Coast, appears to have helped have the desired affect with the company agreeing to pay their entitlements.
“Last week, we said we’d be fighting until they got every last dollar, and that’s exactly what has happened,” AMWU NSW secretary Tim Ayres said.
The dispute began last May when Darrell Lea shut its Kogarah site in Sydney.
The AMWU claimed Darrell Lea had engaged in an eleventh-hour corporate restructure to avoid paying the redundancies as ordered by the Fair Work Commission.
In late January DL Employment, a shelf company employing Darrell Lea workers, was placed into liquidation.
The AMWU and Darrell Lea struck a deal on Tuesday night after a six hour meeting.
“This is what unions do best, making sure we get a fair go for workers and their families,” said Ayres.
AAP
