Times cut • Journey times on a pilot red route
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in north London have been slashed by a third. The British Road Federation is calling for red routes on the rest of the 220km network.
Drivers' settlement • Beck & Pollitzer has settled with five drivers who planned to go to an industrial tribunal.The deal ends a nine-month fight for the TGWU which claims the men were made redundant without it being consulted in full. The drivers lost their jobs when the contract distribution specialist pulled out of general haulage at its Southampton site.
AAH appeal
• AAH has lodged an appeal against a Newcastle upon Tyne tribunal finding that it was the employer of 14 drivers made redundant following the takeover of Barnfather last year.
Drivers go • Hazelcroft Garage will make 20 drivers redundant at the end of this month when it plans to reduce its Buxton-based tipper, mixer and flatbed fleet from 22 to four vehicles.
Building up • Turnover in the construction sector is picking up with a rise in new house reservations last month. Figures from the House Builders Federation show 68% of contractors are expecting sales to rise.
Paying pensions • TNT has agreed to pay a I% contribution towards employee pensions from 1 July this year, rising by 1% in each of the two following years. Weekly-paid fulltimers will get more sick pay.