DSV's deal-making – what's next?
Danes on the prowl
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By Alex Lennane
The impending acquisition of Servisair by Swissport could be adversely affected, following a lawsuit bought by Servisair staff against the handling company, which could cost Servisair between $50 and $100m.
Yesterday, three named employees and a further 170 cargo handlers, ramp workers, refuelers, cleaners and plane deicers, on behalf of all affected Servisair employees in the US, demanded a jury trial for a class action complaint filed in the US District of New York court.
The action, which is being taken against ...
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SLS
October 08, 2013 at 4:19 amJust started as a leadand overheard an employee say that he did not get OT. I am at IAH
Alan
November 21, 2013 at 2:21 pmIf this is a threat to the takeover, what about the fact that Servisair sacked the nightshift at Manchester UK?
Some people I know, being members of the same Union, were dismissed when Swissport refused to transfer (TUPE) them with the loss of the Thompson airways contract.
Some of the Servisair twenty one had worked for the company for over 20 years and were on old contracts that neither company wanted.
They have never received a penny off either company since this happened at the end of March 2013.
Now the multi-million pound companies are merging, what’s that all about?
ryan
November 25, 2013 at 5:45 pmmy dad is one of the 21 he’s got a part time job now.
the tribunal is next summer.