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Unite the union<\/a> has called for \u2018tougher measures\u2019 to combat the coronavirus, as it reveals it has been ‘inundated’ with reports of non-essential construction work<\/h2>\n

On Friday (27 March), Unite welcomed the instruction by the Scottish government<\/a> to close construction sites not linked to the health service.<\/p>\n

The country’s leading construction trade union had been inundated by reports during the week\u00a0that construction workers were continuing to turn up to work at non-essential construction sites<\/a> and were\u00a0having to use public transport or shared transport in order to comply with employer requests or face losing wages.<\/p>\n

The Sighthill\u00a0regeneration project<\/h3>\n

Unite the union has called for \u2018tougher measures\u2019 as it responded to an article published in the Glasgow\u00a0Times<\/em> featuring the construction contractor Morgan Sindall involved in the \u00a325m Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area.<\/p>\n

It is reported to be the largest regeneration project in the UK outside of London with hundreds of new homes, shops and businesses to be located on the site alongside a new road bridge over the Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line.<\/p>\n

The project is scheduled to re-open today (30 March).<\/p>\n

Pat Rafferty, Unite Scottish secretary, said: “The Scottish government\u2019s instruction is not being adhered to and tougher measures must be brought forward with immediate effect.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely staggering that the Sighthill regeneration project is scheduled to re-open on Monday.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“We need to ensure that workers’ pay including the self-employed<\/a> are not harmed by the decision to close construction sites down which is why many workers continue to turn up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rafferty added: \u201cMany construction workers regularly shift between direct employment, self-employment and agency work. The reality of this means that there is confusion between what schemes they can access.<\/p>\n

“This is why construction workers should be declared as employees and covered by the employee income support scheme. The Scottish government should be saying to Morgan Sindall and any other company that the rules in Scotland are that they are carrying out non-essential work, they must shut down and pay their workers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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