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8 ASIAN TRADER 18 OCTOBER 2024
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The fi rst ever industrial
action by workers at
Tetley’s has escalated.
“These women work
their fi ngers to the bone for
this company, providing
the UK with its favourite
cup of tea,” says the GMB
Union
Almost 150 GMB
members working at Tata
Consumer Products,
which makes Tetley Tea in
Teesside, have walked out
today [Friday] in anger over
poverty pay, and a further
strike will take place on 10
October.
Tensions between workers
and bosses were further
infl amed when management
called the police during
previous industrial action,
claiming the predominantly
women strikers were being
“intimidating”.
Police took no action and
now the company is suing
their own workers for
trespass.
“These women work
their fi ngers to the bone for
this company, providing
the UK with its favourite
cup of tea,” said Paul Clark,
GMB Organiser. “But
they’re paid a pittance and
it is just not right.
“Not only that but, now
bosses are trying to sue them
for exercising their legal right
to strike.
“Tata bosses need to be
clear; these women will not be
intimidated and will not back
down.”
Tetley strike escalates – owner
calls in police against women
A top tipple to celebrate
A top tipple to celebrate
with this Diwali
with this Diwali
Nick Gillett is
Co-founder and
Managing
Director of
successful spirits
distributor
Mangrove
Global, as well as an industry
expert and commentator. In his
column for this issue, Nick
celebrates India’s contribution
to classic toasts with its
wonderful and increasingly
well-known whiskies
October is here, and our thoughts turn
to many of the remaining celebrations of
the year – and fi rst up we have Diwali. A
time for lavish decorations, food,
sweets, and drinks, Diwali begs the
question: what will you have in your
glass for a toast? For me there’s one
answer, and it’s whisky.
Whisky as a category is changing.
Enthusiasts are exploring beyond the
shores of Scotland and Ireland and
buying “world whiskies” from all corners
of the globe. North America and Japan
have had their moment – and now it’s
India’s turn.
Indian whiskies showcase Indian
traditions of whisky distilling – with some
added innovation. The humid Indian
climate ages the spirit much faster, giving
deep, complex fl avours. But the nation’s
distilleries are experimenting with
dif erent casks, strengths, and ingredients
to bring us fascinating liquids that are now
sought after, all over the world.
We launched Indri in the UK a few
months ago – and it’s been a runaway
success that even we couldn’t have
predicted. Distilled in Rajasthan, Indri
uses six-row barley that’s been grown in
the region for thousands of years. The
ageing process varies across the range,
but let’s take a closer look at the brand’s
aptly named, limited edition SKU – Di-
wali. Aged in Pedro Ximenez sherry
casks this whisky is smooth, sweet, and
smoky. No bones about it, this is a
collector’s item – and there will be
another limited release this year.
So, this Diwali, ensure you celebrate
India’s whisky-fuelled success and stock
a bottle or two of the nation’s favourite
on your shelf. And if you celebrate it,
have a very enjoyable Diwali.
The Post Of ce (POL) Horizon
IT scandal victims will still not
receive payouts by the March
2025 deadline given by the
campaigner Sir Alan Bates, the
postal minister Gareth
Thomas has said.
Thomas said it would be
dif cult to achieve the
deadline but promised that
there would be “substantial
progress” toward clearing the
compensation claim backlog
by next summer.
“I wish I could commit to
Sir Alan’s timeframe,” Thomas
said, speaking to BBC Break-
fast today (2). “I think we will
have made substantial
progress by next summer.”
Thomas’ statement comes a
day after the inquiry into the
scandal heard testimony that
claimed the compensation
strategy had previously been
focused on saving taxpayers’
money, as opposed to the
supposed goal of “full and fair”
compensation for those
af ected.
The former POL chair
Henry Staunton told the
hearing that during his time in
the role he formed a view that
the state-owned body had a
bureaucratic, unsympathetic
and adversarial approach.
“With respect to remedia-
tion, the government and Post
Of ce were dragging their
heels,” he said.
Meanwhile, Sir Alan said
last week that fi nancial redress
schemes “can’t be allowed to
drag on for years again”,
adding, there’s no reason it’s
just the “bureaucracy driving
them into the ground again”.
Last month, Sir Alan sent a
letter to hundreds of former
branch owner-operators
calling for a March 2025
deadline for fi nancial redress
for those af ected by the
Horizon scandal, in which
hundreds of post of ce
operators were wrongly
pursued through the courts
over account shortfalls that
were later linked to a faulty IT
system.
Thomas refuses to commit to Sir Alan’s PO scandal victim timeframe
Government ministers still ‘dragging
Government ministers still ‘dragging
their heels’ over compensation
their heels’ over compensation
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