Agency staff could be used to replace strikers under ministers’ new plans
Agency staff could be used to replace strikers under ministers’ new plans
The UK’s rail network has been crippled this week by strikes over pay, job cuts and conditions (Picture: Getty Images)
Ministers have announced plans to change the law to allow businesses to use skilled agency workers to plug staffing gaps during strikes.
The move comes as tens of thousands of railway workers stage a second strike in a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.
Ministers…