The government introduced pay reform recommendations, made by the Police Arbitration Tribunal, on 1 April.

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It has also tried to block the lawsuit by appealing to an arbitration tribunal in The Hague.

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The Police Arbitration Tribunal has agreed but has not decided about his recommendation for compulsory redundancy for police officers.

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The 2.5% pay deal was decided through the independent Police Arbitration Tribunal.

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Home secretary Theresa May accepted the salary cut for new starters in January as part of recommendations on reform made by the Police Arbitration Tribunal.

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However in May, 2009 an international arbitration tribunal under the auspices of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID") unanimously ordered that the government of Ecuador and Petroecuador halt seizures of crude oil against Perenco.

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