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Originally Posted by Peter_
That will not apply above though so a separate issue.
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Why won't it apply, where is the money coming from?
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
That's a ridiculous statement - calling non union members "freeloaders" and wishing them less well than union members.
People have their reasons for not joining unions and in this case, Woolies going bust was prolly the last thing on one's mind when coming to that decision.
And while we're on the subject of unions and paying into them, see the RMT union's top bod pension arrangements for details. "The working class can lick my arse I've got an f-off pension at last".
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I sympathise with trade union members who, for example, pay trade union subscriptions and are prepared to face the possible consequences of taking industrial action in order to achieve a pay rise, only to see a non union colleague who has done nothing to help, receive the pay rise too.
It's a bit like two houses where both get burgled. One has paid insurance, yet the other that hasn't still gets reimbursed for the stolen items.
You do have a point about some Trade Union leaders though, i've met a few...
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic
Mine will continue, don't you worry about that 
Companies can't go around breaking employment law and get away with it.
A lot do though...
An example is the National Minimum Wage. With the PAYE, NI and Social Security systems, it shouldn't be too difficult to identify anyone being paid too little. However, the Government only take action if someone complains, but if they do they may face consequences by their employer (including dismissal if they have worked their for less than one year.)
Btw, the present Government is currently reviewing employment law. Suggestions have included scrapping as much employment protection as is possible and increasing the unfair dismissal criteria from one to two years.
It was originally one year, the Thatcher Govt. increased it to two, Blair reduced it to one again and I think it likely that the coalition will make it two again.
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Usually only the union members will get this payment. |
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Originally Posted by Peter_
If you were not a union member at the time or failed to keep your union membership going after the redundancies then you are entitled to nothing, no so freeloaders allowed.
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I would imagine that if a group of former employees have been identified as being due a payment, trade union membership is irrelevant, unless this payment is different to the one i'm thinking of...