In the meantime, all drivers are currently working under new terms and conditions and these will remain in place ensuring that the department's savings targets are met.

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What are the terms and conditions now being negotiated (or agreed to) in settling these outstanding debts?

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These are extraordinarily rigid: they prevent bosses and workers from negotiating changes in terms and conditions, even if they are mutually agreeable.

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In reality, the specific terms of access to these data (confidentiality, fees) and the differentiated conditions between the North and the South (digital discrepancy) should be examined.

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