Labour Law - Applicant Union and Respondent Employer engaged in wage negotiations but could not agree on final increment percentage. After the parties had deadlocked the Respondent then unilaterally implemented an 8% across the board increment backdated to OJ April 2021.
Held: When negotiations reach an impasse the duty to negotiate is suspended and an Employer may unilaterally implement its final offer as a means to end the impasse.