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Fire-and-rehire tactic the lowest of the low
Employers are taking advantage of the ongoing lockdown to slash pay and conditions. TONY BURKE explains
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FIRE and rehire has been described by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey as a “disease that’s ripping through our workplaces.”

TUC unions are fighting fierce battles against employers who are using the illegitimate tactic to opportunistically level down pay and conditions at a time when workers are worried about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A number of unions have come up against the tactic including Unite at British Airways, Douwe Egberts coffee and Go North West buses in Manchester, for example.

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