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31-07-2009 | Personal details of Thomas Cook staff found in street
Thomas Cook has reminded its staff of data protection processes after a document containing information about employees was found in the streets of Dundee city centre. A passer-by handed the sheet of Thomas Cook-headed paper into the local newspaper. The paper reported that the document contained the names and payroll numbers of 20 staff in the Dundee city centre branch, as well as details of incentive payments they had earned. It is thought seagulls ripped open the bin bags left out by staff, leaving the contents to spill out over the streets. A spokesperson for Thomas Cook said this was a one-off incident and the document should have been shredded. He said: "Every Thomas Cook store has a shredder to ensure the safe disposal of confidential information and we've reiterated our policy to our staff so that this exceptional case does not happen again." Chloe Berman More…
31-07-2009 | Airports strike planned for August 5
Immigration officers at airports and ports are due to strike for 24 hours next Wednesday, August 5, failing an agreement with the government's UK Border Agency. The walkout threatens lengthy queues at airports for inbound passengers. The 1,200 officers, members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) are angry at the way a merger of immigration and customs services is being handled, and voted 78% in favour of a strike. Talks with management were scheduled to resume on Friday, but the dispute seems set to escalate with the previously no-strike Immigration Service Union (ISU) poised to ballot its 4,000 immigration officer members on industrial action next week. The ISU reports support for a strike among its members running at 77%. The government is bringing customs and immigration together under the Border Agency, part of the Home Office. But unions say immigration officers will be forced to adopt the practices of customs officers - targeting flights rather than vetting every passenger - and have to perform duties such as strip searches and making arrests that they did not sign up for. The PCS warned: "There is a potential for long delays at ports of entry." The union will decide next Tuesday whether to go ahead with the strike. Ian Taylor More…