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14-Feb-21, 02:50
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:
USDAW victory blocks Tesco fire and rehire tactic
USDAW victory blocks Tesco ‘fire and rehire' tactic - Scottish Court of Session rules in favour of workers affected Retail trade union USDAW has won an interdict in the Court of Session (12 February 2021) in Edinburgh against Tesco forcing some of the staff at the Livingston distribution centre onto a new contract, which would result in the affected staff losing between £4,000 and £19,000 per year. The judgement, which applies to the Livingston site only, means that Tesco are legally prohibited from unilaterally withdrawing entitlement to retained pay and/or terminating the contract in order to re-engage the worker on new terms which do not include retained pay. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/13275)]
USDAW victory blocks Tesco fire and rehire tactic
USDAW victory blocks Tesco ‘fire and rehire' tactic - Scottish Court of Session rules in favour of workers affected Retail trade union USDAW has won an interdict in the Court of Session (12 February 2021) in Edinburgh against Tesco forcing some of the staff at the Livingston distribution centre onto a new contract, which would result in the affected staff losing between £4,000 and £19,000 per year. The judgement, which applies to the Livingston site only, means that Tesco are legally prohibited from unilaterally withdrawing entitlement to retained pay and/or terminating the contract in order to re-engage the worker on new terms which do not include retained pay. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/13275)]