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NORTHANTS COUNTY COUNCIL
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL SINGLE STATUS/JOB EVALUATION UPDATE
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL - SINGLE STATUS AND FINAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
As you will be aware we have been conducting a ballot over the last two to three weeks reference single status and the Council’s final position on terms and conditions of employment
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL - SINGLE STATUS UP-DATE
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - PAY AND BENEFITS
On 5th July 2010 you will have received an individual letter from your employer, Northamptonshire County Council (NCC), along with a pack entitled “Pay and Benefits, Fair Pay for All”. The reason that you have received the above communication directly from NCC is because of the failure to reach a collective agreement on the Pay and Benefits Package between NCC and the recognised trade unions.
GMB@WORK / UNITE TRADE UNIONS - NEWSLETTER - SINGLE STATUS UP-DATE
Nottingham City Council Weekly to Monthly Pay
Monthly pay will be introduced to all weekly paid staff in November 2010.
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL SINGLE STATUS - UPDATE 3
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL URGENT NOTICE
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL SINGLE STATUS NEWSLETTER - 28 APRIL 2010
HEALTH & SAFETY - NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL - NOTTINGHAM NO 5 BRANCH
Unite GMB Joint Statement
Dear Member
Both Unions (Unite/GMB) have had a meeting with the portfolio holder for Single Status in the Council which was both informal and constructive to the benefit of the majority of our members, we would like to set out the following:-
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL - SINGLE STATUS UP-DATE
As you are aware GMB and Unite members were balloted on the single status issue and both Unions returned a resounding ‘yes’ vote to accept the negotiated package. Unfortunately the other recognised trade union made the decision not to ballot its members and because of this we are unable to implement single status via a collective agreement. I have to inform you that management / Council are seeking to impose single status and want to make significant changes to your original terms and conditions. For example, as a condition of receiving back pay or pay protection Management want you to sign an agreement which would prevent you from pursuing any equal pay claim for monies you might be owed and allows them to change the terms on sick pay entitlement amongst other things.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME 10 KEY FACTS
NHS PENSION SCHEME UPDATE ON DELIVERY OF THE PENSIONS CHOICE EXERCISE
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL JOB EVALUATION & SINGLE STATUS - GMB BALLOT RESULTS
£30 MILLION CUT IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL WILL CAUSE CHAOS SAYS GMB
£500 OR 2.5% - UNIONS SUBMIT CLAIM FOR 2010
At a meeting of the National Joint Council for local government yesterday GMB and the other trade unions laid down the pay claim for 2010. The claim is
“A £500 flat rate increase or 2.5% - whichever is the greater.”
Equal pay in the NHS and Local Government
Throughout Local Government and NHS the GMB has been fighting to achieve equal pay. Whether by single status pay and grading deals in Councils or by Agenda for Change in the NHS, the low paid, mainly women, workers who have been under valued for so long now have a real chance to improve their pay and career prospects.