Jul 13, 2015
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Legal action against transport company Vos for exploiting its Romanian and Lithuanian drivers.
The FNV trade union is taking legal action against transport company Vos for unfair competition and for exploiting its Romanian and Lithuanian drivers. The union wants Vos to pay its foreign drivers back pay and compensation, arguing they should fall under the Dutch pay and conditions deal. Vos is using its foreign drivers via a Romanian subsidiary Vosescu, which, the union claims, is effectively run from the Netherlands. In addition, some drivers say they are being pressured into breaking the rules on rest periods.
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