Council Fire-And-Rehire Plan
Glasgow City Council plans fire-and-rehire for 24,000 staff following union breakdown.
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Glasgow City Council says it will dismiss and rehire more than 23,000 non-teaching staff on new contracts after talks with unions broke down over a revised pay and grading system. The overhaul is intended to replace a system found to discriminate mainly against women, but about 11% of affected workers are expected to receive lower pay, prompting union concerns about financial losses. GMB and Unite supported putting an enhanced offer, including an additional £110 million, to members in a ballot, but Unison withdrew its support for the proposed ballot. The council says dismissal notices could be withdrawn if all three unions agree to ballot members and reach a collective agreement; the new terms are expected to take effect next year, with pay protection for some workers.
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The revised package is expected to increase pay for 63% of affected workers, while the largest projected pay reduction is about £11,500.
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For staff whose earnings fall, the council and unions negotiated an extension of pay protection from six months to 12 months.
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The council said dismissal notices could be withdrawn only if all three unions ballot members on the enhanced terms and reach a collective agreement; it said a last-ditch meeting with Unison did not go ahead.
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The reported timetable is for new contracts to take effect on 1 January, followed by a phased rollout of the new pay and grading structure from April.
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