Tag: food processing
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Kerry Foods denies furlough to front-line workers despite medical advice that they should be shielding
Liam Gallagher, Unite Regional Officer for workers at Kerry Foods in Coleraine, Enniskillen and Omagh challenged management on their refusal to extend furlough to vulnerable, low-paid workers. “A number of employees who provided management with written, medical evidence that they should shield as vulnerable workers, in line with the Public Health Authority guidelines, have been refused furlough by…
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Moy Park workforce left incensed as company bosses refuse fully-paid leave for workers self-isolating with Covid-19 symptoms
Company fails to reply in a week to Unite request for 100 percent paid leave for those unable to work Sean McKeever, Unite Regional Officer blasted the management of Moy Park for their callous refusal to extend financial protections to vulnerable and self-isolating employees. “Moy Park bosses have once again confirmed their callous disregard for the…
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Food production workers will not allow themselves to become the collateral damage of the Northern Ireland Executive’s failure to enforce infection control
NIFDA industry guidance is welcome but now must be converted into action in all workplaces Unite Regional officer for the Food sector including employers such as Moy Park, Sean McKeever, welcomed the new industry guidance issued by the Northern Ireland Food & Drink Industry (NIFDA) today but called on employers to roll it out across all workplaces. “Today’s NIFDA…
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Northern Ireland political leaders must secure Agri-Food sector access to EU workers post-Brexit
Tory plans to end freedom of movement in March 2019 pose further challenge to Northern Ireland’s vital agri-food sector Announcement only days after International Trade Secretary pushes post-Brexit US trade deal threatening local agri-food industry July 28th: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for Agri-food, Sean McKeever called on local political leaders to work together to…
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Tory trade deal with US must not be at expense of Northern Ireland jobs
Remarks made by International Trade Secretary Liam Fox on opening UK poultry market to low-cost US competition raise concerns Tory desperation to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with US cannot be allowed to threaten Northern Ireland’s Agri-food industry July 26th: Moy Park employs twelve thousand workers across the UK, with almost half based at its…