The Unite union says Greencore is abolishing premium rate overtime and bank holiday working payments and threatening staff with redundancy.

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Unite union said Greencore bosses did not restore overtime and enhanced holiday pay after staff agreed to suspend them to help the firm.

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Under the looming threat of the fiscal cliff, lawyers worked overtime during the holiday season to set up trusts and fund them with gifts that made maximum use of the tax-free amount.

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These include pay, overtime, shift allowances, holiday pay and bonuses attributable to individual performance, as well as maternity rights.

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He refused to stay at the Mandarin, saying there was no need to put him up in a luxury hotel or make the staff work overtime during the Lunar New Year holiday just for his benefit.

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The three contestants, who had taken part in the show on the private TV channel, TF1, were awarded 11, 000 euros each in compensation, including 8, 176 euros in overtime, 817 euros for being denied a holiday, 500 euros for unfair dismissal, and 1, 500 euros for the wrongful termination of their contracts.

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