Union slams UK company after email promising workers a bonus was actually a cybersecurity test
West Midlands Trains has been accused of “totally crass and reprehensible behaviour”. By Press Association Monday 10 May 2021, 7:29 PM Mon 7:29 PM 24,765 Views 19 Comments
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Image: Aaron Chown/PA Images
A TRADE UNION has slammed a UK train company’s “cynical and shocking stunt” after it promised employees a bonus in what was actually a cybersecurity test.
West Midlands Trains (WMT) emailed staff informing them they would receive a financial reward due to their “hard work” during the coronavirus pandemic.
Recipients were invited to click on a link for “information of your one-off payment”.
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The BBC has published details of an agreement reached between the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT) and South Western Railway (SWR) management that removes door operations from train guards and imposes these on the train driver. The BBC reports, “SWR has ordered 90 new trains designed to work without a guard and the RMT has accepted drivers will operate the doors.”
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