Staff working on the multi-million-pound Queensferry Crossing have held further talks as a row over holiday pay rumbles on.

Workers on the new Forth bridge met management and representatives from construction workers' union UCATT on Wednesday to discuss issues about wages.

The talks, which are expected to continue on Thursday, follow a walkout by staff in December.

Around 50 builders took the wildcat action against the umbrella group of contractors in charge of the project, Forth Crossing Bridge Consortium (FCBC), after not receiving expected Christmas bonus payments.

It is understood several workers had threatened to stage a walkout on Wednesday but no action was taken.

A spokesman for the bridge project told STV News on Wednesday: “There are talks with the UCATT union to do with issues regarding holiday pay.

"The talks are constructive and they are continuing [on Thursday]. There has been no walkout at the yard.

"Staff left at the end of their contracted shift. Work has continued as a normal rate across the project, which employs over 1200 people.

“It’s to do with regulations about how holiday pay is calculated. FCBC are in an open dialogue with employees to resolve this.”

When completed, the Queensferry Crossing will rise 207m above sea level at high tide, taking it to 50m higher than the existing Forth Road Bridge.

Sub-contracts and supply orders worth £246m have been awarded to Scottish firms out of a total figure of £549m for the entire project.