Union sceptical of new Chorus contracts

Union sceptical of new Chorus contracts
Subcontractors have struggled with 'contestable codes', says E Tū. (Image: Chorus)
Henry Burrell
A trade union is sceptical about whether new service contracts issued by Chorus to existing service providers will adequately address worker welfare.Joe Gallagher, a negotiation specialist at E tū, told BusinessDesk he’d seen instances where work billed under specific codes was contested by Chorus, leaving subcontracted workers footing a bill and having to contest the code the work is logged under. This issue of so-called “contestable codes” has left some low-salary workers substantially out of pocket and in overdraft, he...

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