The Scotsman cartoon: Grangemouth and energy bills

Two thirds of workers at the Grangemouth oil refinery have refused to accept new terms and conditions as part of a survival plan for the site’s future, their union said.

The Scotsman cartoon 22/10/13

Ineos set a deadline of 6pm for its employees to sign up to changes to pay, pensions and terms and conditions.

The company said yesterday that hundreds of workers had accepted the proposals, but Unite maintained that as the deadline passed, two out of three of its members had said no.

Meanwhile energy giant RWE npower hiked electricity and gas prices by 9.3 per cent and 11.1 per cent respectively from December 1.

The 10 per cent average bill increase will affect about 3.1 million customers, the group said, and follows recent price hikes by British Gas and SSE.

Illustration by Iain Green

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