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UNISON is not ruling out industrial action as a response to
The company has also served formal notice of its intention to end all recognition agreements with staff unions, of which UNISON is the largest.
As the union consults members on whether to move to an industrial action ballot, general secretary
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More changes were expected this year, and UNISON was fully prepared to sit down and reach further agreement.
Instead, the company has issued its section 188 notice, giving advance notice of redundancy.
In a briefing document accompanying
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"It has already caused significant distress to employees and many are angry that the timing looks deliberate, with so many staff still working from home due to COVID conditions."
The briefing underlines UNISON's intention to negotiate "with integrity and the full support of our membership".
It adds: "We know that any industrial dispute will be damaging to all parties concerned, but ultimately if the changes the business is seeking to impose are not significantly improved, a dispute is a likely outcome, providing that this what members decide in a legal industrial action ballot."
"The law allowing the dismissal of a total workforce with a view to forcing them to accept reduced terms is an unacceptable practice in the best of times, but doing so in the midst of the current pandemic is utterly disgraceful."
Our energy service group supports members facing issues at work and aims to improve pay and conditions. We also campaign on issues which affect the wider community such as fuel poverty, sustainable and renewable supply and environmental safeguards.
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