Industrial action underway at Saica Pack Jo Francis Monday, March 15, 2021
Union members at two Saica Group sites producing corrugated packaging have begun industrial action over changes to terms and conditions.
Saica Group: modernising our terms of employment is crucial
Unite members at Saica Pack s Edinburgh and Milngavie sites in Scotland started an official overtime ban on Sunday (14 March), with 24-hour stoppages planned on 17 March and weekly on Wednesdays after that.
The union said that Saica had had a national agreement in place with Unite and the Confederation of Paper Industries for its UK corrugated sites up until last month, when the Spanish-headquartered group served six months’ notice.
A PROBE into a company boss was demanded by Unite today after he allegedly claimed Covid-19 furlough payments for his workforce without passing them on.
The union said that Nicolas Marks, boss of Preston-based caravan builder Lunar Automotive, owes workers £170,000 and has forced them to use foodbanks to survive during the pandemic.
Unite wants HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to investigate the “elusive” boss over the missing money.
The union said today that Mr Marks had “gone to ground” and that Unite had 27 outstanding employment tribunal claims against the company, including breach of contract and unlawful deduction of wages.
Unite understands that the company was evicted from its Preston site for failing to meet its commitments to the landlord and has now decamped to Blackpool 14 miles away.
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