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Pioneer Coaches lays off 80 workers
27 Apr 2015 at 02:59hrs | Views
Some 80 workers at Pioneer Coaches were left stranded last week after their contracts were terminated as the bus company withdrew its buses from all local routes.
Some of the workers who spoke to the NewsDay on condition of anonymity said they were not advised of the looming axe or reasons for the termination of their contracts.
The axe has affected drivers, conductors and mechanics with just one person left in the operations department. They just gave us letters last week and ordered all drivers to park all local buses.
"They gave us letters that stated that they would give us three months' salary, but that is an insult for some of us who have been with the company for 15 years," one of the workers said.
If they intend to sell the company, they have no problem, but they should do so procedurally, not this unfair treatment.
The workers accused company directors, brothers Simon and Hamish Rudland, of making uninformed decisions after being misled by their "inexperienced and overpaid" management team.
Some of the workers who spoke to the NewsDay on condition of anonymity said they were not advised of the looming axe or reasons for the termination of their contracts.
The axe has affected drivers, conductors and mechanics with just one person left in the operations department. They just gave us letters last week and ordered all drivers to park all local buses.
If they intend to sell the company, they have no problem, but they should do so procedurally, not this unfair treatment.
The workers accused company directors, brothers Simon and Hamish Rudland, of making uninformed decisions after being misled by their "inexperienced and overpaid" management team.
Source - newsday
