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UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety concerns. Peter Hendy threatened to withhold public contracts while seeking disciplinary action.

Posted by ignorabimus
Tags: united kingdom.london, politics, policy.transport, transport.public, railways, trains, train stations, london euston, safety.rail, engineers, work, employees, firings, politicians, peter hendy, network rail, infrastructure, author.jon stone, source.politico
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-rail-minister-peter-hendy-fired-gareth-dennis-engineer-safety-concerns-trains-london-euston-station/

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UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety concerns
Published
Aug 29 2024

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    TumblingTurquoise
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    Reminds me of this article I read recently: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/aug/03/the-cleaner-sacked-for-eating-a-tuna-sandwich I am surprised to see that the UK also has an...

    Reminds me of this article I read recently:

    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/aug/03/the-cleaner-sacked-for-eating-a-tuna-sandwich

    I am surprised to see that the UK also has an employee rights problem. I expected them to have more "European" values when it comes to employment, but this perspective is probably due to my ignorance, as I do not read that many British news articles.

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    1. sparksbet
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      They definitely have more employment rights than the US in many respects, but only really because the US has set the bar so low.

      They definitely have more employment rights than the US in many respects, but only really because the US has set the bar so low.

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