Industrial news in brief: train cleaners; Sports Direct; Tube; Riverboats; Argos
Train cleaners ballot Cleaners working for Southern and Southeastern railways will be balloted by the RMT in two separate disputes over pay and working conditions. The cleaners are employed by two different cleaning contractors — Wettons on Southeastern and Churchill on Southern. The ballot closes on 21 September. Sports Direct Working conditions in Sports Direct have hit the headlines again after the Guardian reported that warehouse workers were being asked to touch ″happy or sad emoji faces″ to indicate their satisfaction with working conditions. The touch pad faces are apparently linked to...