Tag: lockdown
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Hospitality Workers’ safety and livelihoods must not be used as a bargaining chip or political football by bosses or politicians
Union condemns attempts by bosses to reopen illegally and against medical advice Unite Hospitality organiser, Neil Moore, issued a warning to hospitality bosses who had publicly announced that they would open their doors regardless of any decision by Stormont on Coronavirus infection control. “The last few days have demonstrated publicly the inability of the Stormont…
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With less than 48 hours left until tens of thousands face a cliff-edge on their incomes, hospitality workers demand Stormont Executive introduces a full wage support package for the sector
Frontline workers in bars, restaurants and hotels likely to be thrown into misery by latest closure, coming after months of reduced hours and being paid only 80 percent of an already low wage Following today’s Executive announcement that hospitality businesses are to face takeaway-only restrictions or closure from Friday, Unite members working in hospitality issued…
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Stormont Executive must provide additional wage protections for hospitality workers they have locked out of their workplaces
Without supports latest shutdown by Stormont Executive will result in a second wave of redundancies and reductions to incomes Existing UK government’s job support scheme provides hospitality workers with only two thirds of their average hourly wage of £8.84 Speaking ahead of an official announcement of the closure of the hospitality sector expected later this…
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Foyle Omagh must confirm the number of cases of Covid-19 and take immediate action to ensure the safety of employees
Company admits number of confirmed cases but so far fails to disclose numbers. The Health and Safety Executive conducted an inspection of the site last week and set recommendations to company requiring an Action Plan by Thursday [May 14th] Gareth Scott, Senior Officer for his union’s membership in in Foyle Omagh (formerly Omagh Meats) called…