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the £5.50 level agreed by assenting hauliers in the area, "They have always followed the agreements made between us, but this time they have said that they are not going to pay," said Mr Heeson.
He claimed the company had agreed on terms of pay and other conditions in the last agreement with the hauliers, but was "hiding behind the Pay Code" on the subsistence payments.
Road Haulage Association industrial relations officer Chris Dixon said that the possible repercussions of the Arwin dispute were "terrific".
"Arwin are part of the GKN group and if this award is made under the Schedule then other drivers employed by GKN will probably be wanting parity."
He hoped the dispute could be settled by the Government's Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Services.
Mr Dixon also revealed that another case under the Schedule is also likely to be heard in the near future. Drivers working for Rankin Tankers of Middlesbrough are claiming parity of conditions with drivers employed by oil companies.
Under the terms of Schedule 11 of the Act, applications can be made to ACAS only where the terms in use in the particular company are not the same as those in similar companies in the area or Up to the local agreement.
The Act supercedes the 1959 Terms and Conditions of Employment Act.
Under the new legislation there is a vital distinction between 'recognised terms and conditions' and 'general level of terms and conditions'.
To have recognised terms there must be an agreement between an employers' association and independent trade unions. The general level refers to other employees in different companies but with similar circumstances which have different terms or conditions.