Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees
Glasgow City Council plans to dismiss and rehire over 23,000 non-teaching staff after pay negotiations with unions collapsed. The move is intended to implement a new pay and grading system that addresses historical gender pay discrimination, although it will result in wage cuts for 11% of employees. The council stated that redundancy notices would be withdrawn if the unions agreed to ballot their members on the proposed pay offer.
- ▪Pay talks between the council and the GMB, Unison, and Unite unions broke down when Unison refused to ballot its members on a new pay offer.
- ▪The new pay and grading system is designed to replace a structure that discriminated against mostly women workers, following a previous £770m payout for equal pay claims.
- ▪Under the proposed scheme, 63% of affected staff would see financial gains, while 11% would face wage reductions of up to £11,500.
- ▪The council director of communications accused Unison of betraying its members by unilaterally rejecting the offer that would have avoided dismissals.
- ▪GMB and Unite unions warned they would enter into dispute to halt the fire and rehire policy if the council proceeds with the plan.
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Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employeesImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Glasgow City Council faced a long-running women's campaign for equal payPublished2 minutes agoGlasgow City Council is to sack more than 23,000 members of staff and then rehire them to new contracts after pay talks broke down with unions.The local authority says letters will be sent to its non-teaching staff next week, with new contracts then taking effect from 1 January.Talks earlier this week between the council and the GMB, Unison and Unite unions fell apart on Wednesday when Unison said it would not ballot its members on a proposed new pay offer.
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