Category: UNISON

The Council has written to all employees affected by Single Status giving you until 2nd January to sign up to the new terms and conditions.  You have been given two options, either to accept or reject.

As we are unable presently to achieve a collective agreement the employer is clearly trying to put pressure on employees (in the run up to the holiday season!) to sign up to the new terms and conditions.  We would urge UNISON members not to sign and should the employer need to impose new terms and conditions, you will be offered a new contract on those terms after your notice period runs out on your existing contract of employment.

UNISON has heard that managers have been telling people they will be dismissed if they don’t sign.  What managers don’t seem to be adding is that you will be offered a new contract at the same time!  To preserve your legal rights we would urge members not to sign and to go for option 2.  In the meantime updates will be put on our website (an FAQ etc) and we will continue negotiating on your behalf.

Please also read this article in the Derby Telegraph: http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Don-t-sign-equal-pay-contracts-Unison-tells-city/story-20313030-detail/story.html

As you are aware UNISON has been consulting with you over the employer’s proposal to harmonise terms and conditions.

Consultation closed at the end of the day on Friday 22 November.

UNISON is aware that the employer has issued a statement with their intent to consult with regard to the imposition of the harmonisation of terms and conditions.

UNISON was not in a position to engage in further discussions with the employer until after our consultation had concluded. However, the employer took this opportunity to undermine the consultation process by issuing formal notification with intent to disengage and re-engage contracts.  The employer had sought to further undermine our consultation process by seeking voluntary acceptance of the new contracts without knowing what UNISON’s formal response was going to be.

UNISON is very disappointed that the employer chose to take this action knowing that UNISON had not finished consulting with our members at that time thereby undermining the whole negotiation.

UNISON will be holding further meetings for our members and these are:

Thursday 12 December                1.30 – 3.00 pm
Wednesday 18 December            2.00 – 3.30 pm
Thursday 19 December                1.00 – 2.30 pm

All of the meetings will be held in the Council Chamber of the Council House, Corporation Street, Derby. No need to book your place, just come along.

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If you have any queries please contact us at the branch by using the ‘Contact Us’ page.

As you are aware UNISON Derby City Branch has been consulting with you over the employer’s proposal to harmonise terms and conditions.  Consultation does not close until the end of the day on Friday 22 November.  If you have not already returned your consultation form then you can either forward it to the branch office (UNISON Derby City, Middleton House, 27 St Mary’s Gate, Derby, DE1 3NN) or email your response to unison@derby.gov.uk.

UNISON is aware that the employer has issued a statement with their intent to consult with regard to the imposition of the harmonisation of terms and conditions.  UNISON is not in a position to engage with further discussions with the employer until after our consultation has concluded, however, the employer has taken this opportunity to undermine the consultation process by issuing formal notification with intent to disengage and re-engage contracts.  The employer has sought to further undermine our consultation process by seeking voluntary acceptance of the new contracts without knowing what UNISON’s formal response is going to be.

UNISON is very disappointed that the employer has chosen to take this action knowing that UNISON had not finished consulting with our members and thereby undermining the whole negotiation.

UNISON will be holding further meetings for our members and these are currently being finalised and we will add details to the website as soon as these are confirmed.

Please share this website with your colleagues.