date:Sep 11, 2012
Tesco transferred the centres operation to Eddie Stobart on August 5. The new employers then issued 183 Tesco drivers with 90 days notice of termination of employment on September 5, with no promise that the drivers will be re-employed once the 90 days is up.
Unite regional officer Harriet Eisner told FoodManufacture.co.uk: Tesco wants to drive down costs and the only way it can do that is by transferring the engagements its washing its hands of any responsibility.
A spokesman from Tesco told