'Scrooge' Tesco row.TESCO TESCO Tribal Electric Supply Company (Pakistan) TESCO T.E. Stockwell and Albert Cohen (founders of UK shopping chain) TESCO Tokyo Executive Search Company, Ltd. staff yesterday threatened to boycott the supermarket after bosses axed Christmas bonuses. The firm, who made pounds 1.7billion profit last year, normally pay time-and-a-half on bank holidays. But, as there are two after Christmas, Tesco are only paying extra wages for one day. Those working on the Monday after Christmas will get the bonus, but those working on the Tuesday will receive a 'floating' day. In contrast, Asda are paying double time for both days. One trolley collector at the Bidston superstore su·per·store n. A very large retail store that stocks highly diversified merchandise, such as groceries, toys, and camera equipment, or a wide variety of mechandise in a specific product line, such as computers or sporting goods. in Wirral said: 'We should boycott the Tuesday by all taking this floating day at once.' A Tesco spokeswoman said: 'Managers will bend over backwards Verb 1. bend over backwards - try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law" fall over backwards behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act to accommodate requests.' |
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