Industry and Employment Correspondent
ESB Networks is engaged in contingency planning ahead of tomorrow s 24-hour strike by network technicians belonging to a union that the company does not recognise.
However, as yet it is unclear what impact the stoppage is likely to have on customers, as the majority of network technicians belonging to recognised unions are not involved in the dispute.
The Independent Workers Union (IWU) has been engaged in a work-to-rule since Monday, whereby its members have refused to do overtime, or carry out stand by or call out duties.
The ESB has described disruption to date as minimal .
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JUST EAT granting a minimum hourly rate and sick pay to riders in Liverpool is “a step in the right direction,” but workers still deserve more, their union said today.
After similar steps in London and Birmingham, the takeaway delivery giant is set to offer 1,500 riders on Merseyside a minimum rate, sick pay and paid holidays by the end of the year as it moves away from using independent contractors.
But the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) noted that, despite the changes, most riders were still being paid little more than the minimum wage.
Just Eat’s new model stops short of giving riders the full benefits enjoyed by employees, but as “workers” they are entitled to more than the legal minimum in hourly pay, pension contributions and other benefits.