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26/08/2005
Gate Gourmet and union talks end in deal
Talks between the troubled airline catering firm, Gate Gourmet, and unions aimed at resolving the ongoing industrial dispute have reached a preliminary deal.
The Transport & General Workers' Union (T&G) said that a "framework agreement on redundancies" had been reached on Thursday with the Heathrow airline catering company, which sacked 670 workers on August 10th this year.
The deal reached is understood to relate to all the workers for the company's operation and will see them offered the chance to take voluntary redundancy.
The union's chief negotiator Brendan Gold said: "After a constructive meeting, we have made initial progress towards resolving the problems with an outline of how to go forward that would apply to all workers."
Mr Gold added that further discussions are expected to take place with the company, but he said it was "very much a first step" and was not a final agreement.
However, the union and Gate Gourmet are locked in an ongoing battle in the High Court over injunctions brought against a number of what Gate Gourmet have branded militant troublemakers.
An extension to the injunction sought by Gate Gourmet was granted today.
Earlier, Mr Gold said that he hoped the dispute with Gate Gourmet would be resolved by "negotiation not litigation".
The airline catering company has warned that facing £25 million-a-year losses the UK operation could be placed in administration.
In the latest twist to the story, The Times today was reporting that BA had launched an investigation as a casual worker had been employed without proper background security checks being conducted.
(SP/MB)
The Transport & General Workers' Union (T&G) said that a "framework agreement on redundancies" had been reached on Thursday with the Heathrow airline catering company, which sacked 670 workers on August 10th this year.
The deal reached is understood to relate to all the workers for the company's operation and will see them offered the chance to take voluntary redundancy.
The union's chief negotiator Brendan Gold said: "After a constructive meeting, we have made initial progress towards resolving the problems with an outline of how to go forward that would apply to all workers."
Mr Gold added that further discussions are expected to take place with the company, but he said it was "very much a first step" and was not a final agreement.
However, the union and Gate Gourmet are locked in an ongoing battle in the High Court over injunctions brought against a number of what Gate Gourmet have branded militant troublemakers.
An extension to the injunction sought by Gate Gourmet was granted today.
Earlier, Mr Gold said that he hoped the dispute with Gate Gourmet would be resolved by "negotiation not litigation".
The airline catering company has warned that facing £25 million-a-year losses the UK operation could be placed in administration.
In the latest twist to the story, The Times today was reporting that BA had launched an investigation as a casual worker had been employed without proper background security checks being conducted.
(SP/MB)
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