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Northumbria construction workers fight exploitation
CONSTRUCTION workers at a flagship specialist emergency care hospital are to stage a demonstration today over alleged exploitation at the site.
Ucatt members on the site in Northumbria have reported that they are now working via umbrella companies, forcing them to pay both the employee and employer contributions for national insurance — over 25 per cent of their eligible pay.
The workers also claim they are receiving rolled-up holiday pay, meaning that their holiday pay is in their rate of pay and they are not paid when they take time off.
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