'Connexxion puts drivers on the street'

Gepubliceerd op 24 juni 2016 om 13:07

ROTTERDAM - Staff Regiotaxi Waterway spanning July 1 at the Rotterdam District Court a lawsuit against Connexxion Taxi Services. A large part of the more than sixty employees is August 1st street.

images-40.jpgThey are supported by their current employer Bios Group. ,, Connexxion takes this OV-taxi service to passengers with reduced mobility then after bidding. But they refuse to take all of the staff. Instead, many drivers intimidated with lies and deception and find there place selection interviews. This should not, "says Martijn van Leeuwen Bios.

The spokesman of Connexxion Taxi denies that there has been unlawful conduct. ,, We adhere to the taxi collective agreement and do 75% of the Waterway employees a job offer. We are not obliged to accept everyone. "

Bios reacts furiously. ,, They make a mess of it and let the staff deliberately dangling. Moreover, they are guilty of discrimination against disadvantaged workers. The uncertainty is increasing day by day. Therefore, we drag Connexxion court. We demand that the contracts be made quickly in order and that nobody forced need to run off. "

The principal of Regiotaxi Waterway is the foundation ROGplus of the municipalities Schiedam, Vlaardingen and Maassluis. The contract was previously held by Connexxion, Bios but took over in 2013. ,, Now therefore again one by one back with all the material things and the customer base, "says Van Leeuwen.

Competition in the transport sector, according to him a killer. ,, But that fight can not be waged at the expense of employees. Connexxion threaten to fall between two stools. The court must to prevent this stabbing. "

By Telegraph editors: Photo: Dutch Height

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