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28/03/2006
Wembley workers laid off in pay dispute
A number of workers at Wembley Stadium have been told they will be laid off next week due to a contractors' dispute over pay.
Around 120 steelworkers, scaffolders and welders are reported to be affected by the dispute. They were told that they would no longer be employed from next Tuesday, because sub-contractors have not been paid.
Multiplex, the Australian construction company which is building the new stadium confirmed that the problem arose because of a dispute between two contractors.
The GMB union said that its members had been told that they were being laid off because their employers did not have enough money to pay wages.
National officer Tom Kelly said: "We have instructed our members to carry on working normally until we have an opportunity to resolve the matter. The stadium is not finished and someone will have to employ our members to finish the job."
The construction of the new £757 million Wembley Stadium has been hit by numerous delays and problems. The original handover date was autumn 2005, but this was moved back to January 31, 2006 and then March 31.
It was then announced that this year's FA Cup final would be played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff after it emerged that the new stadium might not be ready on time.
Last week, more than 3,000 workers had to be evacuated from the stadium after a massive steel rafter shifted position.
(KMcA/SP)
Around 120 steelworkers, scaffolders and welders are reported to be affected by the dispute. They were told that they would no longer be employed from next Tuesday, because sub-contractors have not been paid.
Multiplex, the Australian construction company which is building the new stadium confirmed that the problem arose because of a dispute between two contractors.
The GMB union said that its members had been told that they were being laid off because their employers did not have enough money to pay wages.
National officer Tom Kelly said: "We have instructed our members to carry on working normally until we have an opportunity to resolve the matter. The stadium is not finished and someone will have to employ our members to finish the job."
The construction of the new £757 million Wembley Stadium has been hit by numerous delays and problems. The original handover date was autumn 2005, but this was moved back to January 31, 2006 and then March 31.
It was then announced that this year's FA Cup final would be played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff after it emerged that the new stadium might not be ready on time.
Last week, more than 3,000 workers had to be evacuated from the stadium after a massive steel rafter shifted position.
(KMcA/SP)
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