12th October 2011, 06:03 PM
To ask a stupid question, rather than speculating might it not be worth those affected sitting down and discussing with management what the reasons are behind this subcontracting and checking that no agreement can be made such as overtime at a flat rate or time off in lue at the end of the job? What is the day rate that they are being paid as subcontractors and is there room within the budget for something to help them out?
Unfortunately situations like this are coming up time and time again, and it is such a hard call to make between slipping of conditions for workers and unemployment.
It may be worth checking though, for drivers especially, that they are insured if they are not on the clock for a 4hour chunk of the day and what would happen in the event of an accident?
Unfortunately situations like this are coming up time and time again, and it is such a hard call to make between slipping of conditions for workers and unemployment.
It may be worth checking though, for drivers especially, that they are insured if they are not on the clock for a 4hour chunk of the day and what would happen in the event of an accident?