Engineering firm ordered to pay £420,000 in compensation to workers after losing appeal
A South Yorkshire electrical firm has been ordered to pay £420,000 to 56 workers after losing its appeal at an employment appeal tribunal in London.
Fifty six workers at Kostal UK were granted £420, 000 by a Sheffield employment tribunal in February after the firm was found to have made 'unlawful inducements' by urging them to sign a new contract behind the Unite union’s back.
The London employment appeal tribunal judgement yesterday upheld the earlier ruling.
Union Unite says the claims arose after the company, based nea... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
