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In Britain, there’s growing evidence that employers are taking unprecedented steps to undermine the rights of workers in order to save money.

One local government authority has made its entire workforce of more than 6,000 people redundant – telling them they could only have their job back if they took a sizeable pay cut.

Laurence Lee reports now on the new battle lines between employers and workers in Britain.

The 42-35 Atlanta Hawks will travel on a back to back as they face the 56-20 San Antonio Spurs in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from San Antonio is scheduled for 8:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the home team San Antonio Spurs favored by -7 ½ points with an over under line of 194 ½ points. There has been no line movement since the NBA odds were released a few hours ago.

In their lone meeting this season it was the Spurs with the 98-93 road victory against the Hawks as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The total landed under 194 points.

Atlanta has a road record this season of 18-20 straight up. The Hawks lose their second straight after a 101-90 home defeat on Friday night to the Philadelphia 76ers as a -6 point betting favorite. The game finished under 192 ½ points. The Hawks fell behind 40-26 after one period in defeat. They shot 46.6% from the floor and made 5 of 17 three pointers. Atlanta allowed the 76ers 46.2% and pulled down seven less rebounds than Philadelphia. Josh Smith led the Hawks with 19 points and six rebounds as he made 8 of his 13 shots. Atlanta shoots the ball very well this season as the team ranks in the top six in the NBA in shooting and three point shooting percentage. The team connects on 46.5% from the floor and 37.6% from three point distance. Consistency has been a huge issue for this Atlanta Hawks team. They sit in the sixth seed in the Eastern conference trailing the fourth seeded Brooklyn Nets by two games with just fie games remaining.

The Spurs are 33-5 straight up on their home court this season. San Antonio loses for the third time in four games after a 100-88 road defeat on Thursday to the Oklahoma City Thunder as a +7 ½ point underdog. The game finished under 201 points. It was an uphill climb for the Spurs after one quarter by falling behind 29-18 in defeat. They shot just 39.8% from the floor along with 8 of 21 coming from three. San Antonio allowed the Thunder to connect on 46.3% of their shots with 12 of 24 from beyond the arc. Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and 14 rebounds for San Antonio as he made 9 of his 18 shots. The Spurs holds a ½ game lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder for best record in the Western conference with just six games remaining. The Spurs have shot the ball extremely well this season as the team hits on 48.4% from the floor ranking second best in the NBA.

The 58-16 Miami Heat will travel to play the 18-57 Charlotte Bobcats in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Charlotte is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game will be out on Friday afternoon as Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Ray Allen and Mario Chalmers are doubtful with Miami with injuries.

The teams have met three times this season with Miami winning all three games. The Heat has covered the spread in two of the three games.

Miami has a road record of 26-12 on the season. Their two game win streak was snapped on Tuesday in a 102-90 home defeat to the New York Knicks as a +3 point underdog. The total came in at over 191 points. Miami sat LeBron James and Dwayne Wade. They still shot 50% from the floor and connected on 8 of 20 from three. The Heat gave up 52.1% shooting to the Knicks along with 14 of 27 three pointers. Miami gave away the game with 20 turnovers. Chris Bosh led the team with 23 points and six rebounds as he made 6 of his 13 shots. Miami is the top field goal shooting and ranked number two from the three point line this season. They connect on 49.7% from the floor and hit on 39.4% of their three pointers. Miami has clinched the best record in the Eastern conference and holds a three game lead in the loss column over the San Antonio Spurs for best record in the NBA with just eight games remaining.

The Bobcats are 12-25 playing at home. They break a three game losing streak on Wednesday after an 88-83 home victory against the Philadelphia 76ers as a +5 point underdog. The game landed under 196 points. They held the 76ers to just 38 second half points in victory. The Bobcats shot 43.2% from the floor and made 4 of their 14 three pointers. They survived 18 turnovers by holding the offensively anemic 76ers to just 35.1% shooting. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 17 points and ten assists as he made 6 of his 14 shots. The Bobcat is bad on both sides of the court. The team is 30th and last in the NBA in field goal percentage hitting on 42.3% from the floor. They give up 47.2% shooting and allow 103.2 points a game ranking 29th and second last in the league in those two key areas.

Both teams will be on a back to back when the 64-16 Miami Heat will travel to play the 24-56 Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Cleveland is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The betting odds from this NBA pro basketball game will be out on Monday as four Heat rotational players including Dwyane Wade and LeBron James made be rested in this back to back spot.

This will be the fourth meeting of the season between the Heat and Cavaliers with Miami winning all three games. Cleveland covered the point spread in every game.

Miami has a road record of 28-12 on the year. They win their fifth straight after a 105-93 home victory on Sunday to the Chicago Bulls as a -9 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished over 190 points. The Heat enjoyed a 51.4% shooting game and hit on 6 of 17 three pointers. They held the Bulls to just 35.4% from the field. LeBron James led Miami with 24 points and six assists as he made 7 of his 12 shots. Miami has clinched best record and will have home court advantage in every playoff series. The Heat is the top shooting team in the NBA as they hit on 49.5% from the floor.

The Cavaliers are 14-26 playing on their home court. They lose their fourth straight after a 91-77 defeat on the road on Sunday to the Philadelphia 76ers as a +5 ½ point underdog. The game finished under 198 ½ points. Cleveland fell behind 53-34 at the half. They shot just 36.5% from the field with 5 of 16 from three point range. The Cavaliers allowed Philadelphia 44.2% shooting and Cleveland committed 18 turnovers. Tristan Thompson had 12 points and 12 boards as he made 5 of his 10 shots. The Cavaliers have played poorly on both ends of the court. They are 29th and second to last in shooting as the team hits on 43.3% from the field. On defense the Cavaliers allow 47.6% shooting to opponents making Cleveland 30th and last in the NBA.

The 29-51 Washington Wizards will travel to play the 47-33 Brooklyn Nets in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Brooklyn is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The odds from this NBA game has the home team Brooklyn Nets favored by -7 ½ points with an over under line of 192 points. There has been no line movement from this game since the odds came out a few hours ago.

This Wizards and Nets have met three times this campaign with Brooklyn winning two of the three games. Washington covered the spread in two of the three contests.

Washington has a road record of 7-32 on the year. They lose their fourth straight after a 97-86 home defeat on Friday to the Philadelphia 76ers as a -5 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 192 points. The Wizards shot just 41.4% from the floor and connected on 1 of 13 three pointers. They give up 43% shooting to Philadelphia and the Wizards lose because they turn the ball over 17 times and missed 8 of 21 free throws. John Wall led Washington with 24 points and seven assists as he made 9 of his 21 shots. The Wizards have put up some respectable defensive numbers this season ranking in the top seven in all three key areas. Their issue has been on the offensive end of the court as they rank in the bottom four of the league in points per game and shooting percentage. Cleveland averages 93.1 points a game with 43.4% shooting.

Brooklyn is 24-15 straight up on their home court. Their four game win streak was snapped on Sunday in a 93-87 road defeat to the Toronto Raptors as a -4 point betting favorite. The total landed under 194 ½ points. The Nets fell behind 51-32 at the half in defeat. They shot just 40.5% from the field and made 8 of 30 three pointers. Brooklyn gave up 43.9% shooting to the Raptors with 6 of 15 three pointers and allowed Toronto to grab ten more rebounds. Deron Williams led the Nets with 30 points and seven assists as he connected on 11 of his 20 shots. Brooklyn is locked into the number four seed in the Eastern conference and will have home court advantage against either Atlanta or Chicago in the first round of the playoffs next weekend. Brooklyn has done a good job of limiting points to opponents this season. The team ranks fifth in the NBA in scoring defense by allowing 95 points a game.

The 37-39 Milwaukee Bucks will travel to play the 60-16 Miami Heat in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Miami is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game will be out on Tuesday afternoon as Dwyane Wade is listed as doubtful and Chris Bosh is questionable with injuries.

This will be the fourth meeting of the year between these two clubs with Miami winning all three games. Milwaukee covered the point spread in two of the three games.

Milwaukee has a road record of 16-20 on the year. They break a two game losing streak after a 100-83 home victory against the Toronto Raptors as a -6 point betting favorite. The game finished under the total of 202 ½ points. The Bucks got off to a fast start by taking a 61-42 lead at the half. They shot 47.4% from the floor and made 6 of 19 three point attempts. Milwaukee held the Raptors to just 36.1% shooting and forced 18 Toronto turnovers. Monta Elllis led the Bucks with 22 points and nine assists as he made 10 of 10 free throw attempts. The victory clinched a playoff spot for Milwaukee. They hold the eighth seed in the Eastern conference and trails the seventh seeded Boston Celtics by 2 ½ games with only six games remaining meaning the Bucks will most likely open the playoffs against Miami in the first round. Milwaukee has struggled this season with their shooting as the team connects on 43.6% from the floor ranking 25th in the NBA.

The Heat is 33-4 playing at home. They win their second straight after a 106-87 home victory on Saturday to the Philadelphia 76ers as a -7 point betting favorite. The game came in at over 189 ½ points. It was a nice start for Miami as they go up 33-18 after one period. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh did not play for the Heat. They still shot 48.2% from the floor and made 14 of 25 three pointers. The team pulled down seven more rebounds than the 76ers and held Philadelphia to 40.2% shooting. LeBron James led the Heat with 27 points and five assists as he connected on 12 of 17 shooting. Miami is an explosive offensive team on their home court as they average 106.7 points and hit on 50.9% from the field. The Heat have clinched best record in the Eastern conference and holds a four game lead over the San Antonio Spurs for best record in the NBA with just six games remaining.