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Donal McMahon

Lisburn and Castlereagh Council strike: Unite challenge bosses over agency workers

A union has accused a Northern Ireland council of breaching employment law over the use of agency workers during a strike.

Unite officials are furious amid claims Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council has brought in agency staff “to undermine a strike by their own workers”.

The Council, however, has strongly denied the claim insisting the staff are being used for the “roles they were recruited for” and not to do the work of striking employees.

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