“We need to outlaw fire and rehire forever”, declares UNISON community conference 

Delegates gathered at UNISON’s community conference in Bournemouth on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 March to pass key motions on fire and rehire, low-paid workers being charged for DBS checks and sick pay for social carers.
Fire and rehire
One of the first motions passed was on fire and rehire – a hostile employment practice where an employer seeks to terminate workers’ existing contracts and rehire them under new terms.Delegates heard how the tactic has been prevalent in the communi