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| Offshore tribunal for 200 starts | Offshore tribunal for 200 starts |
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| An employment tribunal involving more than 200 offshore workers is set get under way in Aberdeen. | An employment tribunal involving more than 200 offshore workers is set get under way in Aberdeen. |
| The catering and drilling staff in the North Sea oil industry have brought the action in a dispute over holiday time. | The catering and drilling staff in the North Sea oil industry have brought the action in a dispute over holiday time. |
| They claim they are entitled to four weeks of paid holiday on top of the time off between shift rotations. The employers disagree. | They claim they are entitled to four weeks of paid holiday on top of the time off between shift rotations. The employers disagree. |
| It is one of the country's biggest ever industrial tribunals and could last two months. | It is one of the country's biggest ever industrial tribunals and could last two months. |
| Oil and Gas UK - which represents the companies - argues the staff already get "generous" time off. | |
| Similar action against other employers was halted when an agreement was reached last month. | Similar action against other employers was halted when an agreement was reached last month. |