Hopes rise for compensation
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• Hopes of substantial 1 pensation for 18 drivers sacked by Bolton Roadway months ago after an industi dispute are rising following decision by the Employmer Appeals Tribunal.
The Tribunal has ruled tl industrial tribunals have jur diction to hear complaints c unfair dismissal.
This ruling overturns a d sion by a Liverpool industri tribunal, in May last year t] it had no jurisdiction to hea complaint of unfair dismissa brought by the United Roaq Transport Union against lit Roadways.
A new hearing is expect to take place in the next fe months, when the URTU again claim that Bolton Roadways unfairly dismissf 18 of its drivers.
Mike Durant, the Union' North-Western divisional officer, says that the comp; has already offered £15,00( compensation to be distribi among the drivers.
A spokesman for the cor pany admits that compensa has been offered, but is no prepared to comment abou. the amount of money involl
URTU has rejected the company's compensation of Durrant said: "We hope to compensation for each driv for the time he was unemployed after the sacking, pl redundancy pay on top of t which for some of the drivt with 20 years' service, will a lot of money."
"If we win, total compen tion could be well over 2100,000," he adds.