Tag: exploitation
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ABP Meats Chief Executive plans to scrap meagre Covid premium to low pay meatpacking workforce is a disgraceful act of corporate greed
Frontline Meatpackers at ABP Craigavon who continued to work despite Covid-19 pandemic threat to sector left deeply angered over threat to pull premium of a mere tenner a day Workers continue to face extra Covid costs due to lack of childcare and fears over using public transport Unite the union Regional Officer Brian Hewitt slammed…
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New legislation making deductions from tips illegal is long overdue and must apply in full to Northern Ireland
October 1st: Unite hospitality members in Northern Ireland plan day of solidarity with strikers in McDonald’s, Witherspoon’s and TGIFridays this Thursday [October 4th] Exploitation in hospitality sector is so pervasive that Conservative government has been forced under pressure to legislate to end theft of staff tips Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, called for clarity…
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Moy Park and Tayto on list of employers fined for failing to pay their workforce the legal minimum
338 employees at Moy Park denied minimum pay do not work at Unite sites but union seeks urgent meeting with CEO for explanation Wealthy Hutchinson family must answer why their company, Tayto, has had to be fined to pay their workers the legal minimum March 9th: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for workers in the…
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Restrictions on EU migration pose a direct threat to jobs in NI’s Agri-Food sector
Post-Brexit migration controls must reflect particular challenges facing food industry in Northern Ireland September 7th: Sean McKeever, Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for members in the agri-food sector responded to details of a leaked draft government paper on restricting EU migration. “This leaked draft paper is highly concerning. The government does not appear to recognise…