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Sussex delegate Kieron Murphy speaks in favour of anti-fire and rehire motion at Usdaw's ADM in Blackpool
[Lee Boswell]
THE widely condemned practice of fire and rehire is “immoral, abhorrent, legalised bullying” and must end, members of retail union Usdaw demanded today.
The anti-worker tactic, which sees staff sacked and re-employed on inferior terms and conditions, should be outlawed, according to a motion unanimously backed by delegates gathered in Blackpool for the union’s annual conference.
Usdaw is engaged in a potentially ground-breaking legal battle with supermarket giant Tesco over the company’s threat to use fire and rehire to remove a long-held financial benefit from its workforce.
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