U.K.
Meter readers employed by the E.ON energy multinational took a day of strike action on Monday 17 December in protest at this year's pay offer and several years without a consolidated pay increase. They are also protesting because management have received higher increases in recent years. The workers will refuse to work overtime and will withdraw goodwill from 2 January until the dispute is resolved.
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Employees of the Metrix meter reading company, a subsidiary of Sibelga, the company that manages the gas and electricity networks in Brussels, have gone on strike in protest at the high level of temporary contracts in the company. Only one in four workers are on permanent contracts compared with 75% in comparable companies in Flanders and Wallonia. The company has refused to increase the number of permanent contracts. The union also expects that the introduction of smart meters in 2015 will lead to a loss of 250 direct and 400 indirect jobs in the Belgian electricity and gas sector. [Read more
