Fired and Rehired: Shropshire Council SACKS 6,500 Workers (via Shropshire NSSN)

Posted: August 5, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Trade Unions | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

All 6,500 Shropshire County Council employees have been sent 90 – day redundancy notices last week, informing them that from the 1st October this year, they will effectively be fired and rehired on dramatically reduced terms and conditions, including a 5.4% pay cut and the withdrawal of sick pay and holiday benefits. The vicious and draconian proposals echo those which have been proposed have attracted wide-spread criticism from many, including T … Read More

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