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Unions criticize Stena Line for suspending full pay in case of sickness

Two British labor unions criticize ferry operator Stena Line for suspending full pay for its employees in the UK and Ireland in the case of sickness. Stena Line says the decisions is a matter of limiting "the impact the crisis is having on our business."
"Med coronavirus ser vi et slag mod alle ruter på samme tid, og det gør situationen alarmerende og kritisk for os," lyder det fra Stena Lines topchef Niclas Mårtensson. | Photo: Patrik Olsson/Stena Line
"Med coronavirus ser vi et slag mod alle ruter på samme tid, og det gør situationen alarmerende og kritisk for os," lyder det fra Stena Lines topchef Niclas Mårtensson. | Photo: Patrik Olsson/Stena Line
by SØREN PICO

Two British unions criticize ferry operator Stena Line for suspending full pay to its employees in the UK and Ireland in the case of sickness as one of the company's measures to reduce costs.

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