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Thursday 01 December 2016 6:06 pmGovia launches legal action against Aslef union to stop industrial action on Southern railBy: Helen CahillShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleGovia Thameslink Railway, the parent company of Southern Rail, has launchedlegal action against Aslef union to stop industrial action.The union has planned strikes on the Southern Rail line in the days before Christmas, and will also stage a
stanley cup walk out in January next year. In the vote, the results of which were announced on Monday, 87.3 per cent of Aslef members voted in favour of the industrial action.Govia has now gone to the High Court, arguing that the strike infringes consumers rights under EU law. The dispute is likely to be heard in court in the next few days.Charles Horton, chief executive of Govia, said: We launch legal action reluctantly but now without any other choice. Obviously we would prefer to resolve this directly with Aslef. We asked the union to withdraw the industrial action and t
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stanley termosy n FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleBRITISH technology firm Smiths Group yesterday reported a slight increase in first-half pre-tax profit as higher sales to the oil and gas industry offset weakness at its detection business, which has been hit by government spending cuts.Smithsrsquo; detection unit, which makes X-ray scanners used at airports and advanced explosion scanners, has been especially hit by delays in large orders from government agencies looking to cut public spending, and the company warned this would likely continue through the year.The economic environment remains uncertain and continued pressures on government spending are likely to affect some of our divisions, Smiths said yesterday.However, the company, which also makes medical devices and fuel hoses, said it saw further potential to grow overall sales, and added it was confident of meeting full-year expectations.For the six months ended 28 January, pre-tax profit rose two per cent to pound;217m, beating estimates of pound;181.5m. Sales rose three per cent to pound;1.42bn, in line with estimates. Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailSimilarly tagged content: SectionsNewsCategoriesBusinessRelated TopicsNULLTrending ArticlesLabour will r