Britain found guilty of breaching workers rights

Title

Britain found guilty of breaching workers rights

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:29

Description

Angela Rippon’s Drivetime show. Rippon reports on the European Court of Justice ruling which saw the British Government found guilty of breaching EU rules by failing to protect workers’ rights by not consulting them during privatization processes. Rippon talks to Brian Eyestead(?), who lost his job as a dustman in Eastbourne, on what happened to him, the decision and the compensation claim he will now make.

Contributors

Angela Rippon; Brian Eyestead(?)

Keywords

UK; Unemployment; Employment; Employee rights; Privatization; Compensation; Legal decisions; Europe; Drivetime (radio programme); Eastbourne

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