Tuesday 27 February 2007

WHAT DOES LAY OFF MEAN?

How does a worker know what it means to be laid off?

TV COVERAGE

Aerial Images

PORTUGUESE WORKERS

How many Portuguese workers in these photos taken at Bernard Matthews?

What were the risks for workers gassing the turkeys?

HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY SAYS...?

"... that the risk to food processing workers and other personnel working in around the food processing plant as being very low and as a result they didn’t require any antiviral treatment."

MEDICATION GIVEN ON 27TH OF FEBRUARY

Medication was made available today to employees at Bernard Matthews

DO EMPLOYEES RECEIVE COMPENSATION?

T&G Union asks for compensation?

COMPENSATION FOR COMPANY

Bernard Matthews to receive government compensation for the 159 000 turkeys slaughtered.

20 DAYS SUSPENDED WORK

Workers's jobs suspended for 20 days at Bernard Matthews

What is the legal definition for Lay Off?

NEWS UPDATE

http://www.tgwu.org.uk/Templates/News.asp?NodeID=93155

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

What is the Employment and Social Affairs Committe?

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

The Reports of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee

EXPENDITURE - VETERINARY

Figueiredo Report

BIRD FLU

European Parliament - Reports adopted: expenditure and measures

AVIAN INFLUENZA

http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/controlmeasures/avian/eu_resp_legislation_en.htm

AVIAN INFLUENZA

http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/controlmeasures/avian/index_en.htm

HEALTH PROTECTION

http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_security_schemes/healthcare/index_en.htm

NEWS UPDATE

http://www.labourstart.org/tv/

BBC TV COVERAGE - BIRD FLU

Watch the news on Bernard matthews

LABOUR RISKS

http://www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/tuc-12973-f0.cfm

UPDATE ON BIRD FLU

Government's position

PUBLIC REGULATION

In cases of outbreaks of bird flu does the Department of Health send specialists to companies to deal with the potentially infected animals or is this the responsibility of the employees?

EU FREE MOVEMENT OF WORKERS

http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/s02305.htm

ARCHIVE - DAILY NEWS PORTUGAL

http://multimedia.rtp.pt/area_home_video.php

NORFOLK

http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/news/

SPECIAL REPORTS

http://www.guardian.co.uk/birdflu/story/0,,2016927,00.html

MONEY MATTERS

The outbreak of the H5N1 strain of avian flu in a Bernard Matthews plant in East Anglia is likely to cost Britain £370m in export trade, with a minimum six-month global trade ban on UK poultry almost certain. And that’s not to mention the impact on the £3.4bn-a-year domestic market.

MPs Support

http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED25%20Feb%202007%2019%3A08%3A20%3A067

LABOUR LAW

Legal position on Lay off

http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/02/27/39438/dispelling-the-myths-about-laying-off-employees.html

WORK AND HEALTH

Anti-viral drugs for bird workers