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RETAIL union Usdaw celebrated a “huge win” at the High Court today against Tesco’s use of widely condemned fire and rehire tactics.
The union brought the case on behalf of 42 workers employed by the supermarket giant in its Daventry and Lichfield distribution centres.
The staff, represented by Thompson’s solicitors, faced wage cuts as part of a change to their terms of employment, but the landmark ruling means the company cannot now force new contracts on them.
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
The Bill addresses some exploitation but leaves trade unions heavily regulated, most workers without collective bargaining coverage, and fails to tackle the balance of power that enables constant mutation of bad practice, write KEITH EWING and LORD JOHN HENDY KC
Incoming Usdaw general secretary JOANNE THOMAS talks to Ben Chacko about workers’ rights, Labour and how to arrest the decline of the high street