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Unite condemns ready meal maker's fire-and-rehire plan to slash wages by £3,237 a year

A SUPERMARKET ready meal manufacturer has been branded an “utter disgrace” by Unite over its plan to fire and rehire workers to slash wages by £3,237 a year.

Wrexham-based Oscar Mayer, which supplies Tesco, Asda, Greggs, Lidl, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Co-op, wants to end paid breaks, remove bank holiday rates and time off in lieu and change shift patterns to reduce pay, Unite said.

Workers have been told their contracts are being terminated and that they will lose any option of redundancy payments if they don’t sign up to worse terms.

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