Glasgow - new contracts
DON'T PANIC - AND DON'T BE BULLIED
There have been lots of calls in the past 24 hours from workers in Glasgow - who are worried about signing the new contract proposed by the council. The trade unions are again doing the council's dirty work by refusing to give their members proper advice - and sitting on the fence.
The first point to make is that the council has to give you proper notice of any contractual changes - this is often referred to as 90 days notice. But the council hasn't even given people 90 days notice as yet - and if it does, you will have 90 days to think things through and seek the advice you need before responding.
The council is trying to get away with introducing these changes - without following the requirements for 90 days notice.
So, there is no need to panic or to get all worked up at this stage - if and when the council issues 90 days notice, we will be able to see what they have to say and this will allow us to issue detailed advice about what to do. This has already happened in Falkirk Council - and all that's happened is that Falkirk Council has dug a deeper hole for itself - by exposing the council to further legal claims
There have been lots of calls in the past 24 hours from workers in Glasgow - who are worried about signing the new contract proposed by the council. The trade unions are again doing the council's dirty work by refusing to give their members proper advice - and sitting on the fence.
The first point to make is that the council has to give you proper notice of any contractual changes - this is often referred to as 90 days notice. But the council hasn't even given people 90 days notice as yet - and if it does, you will have 90 days to think things through and seek the advice you need before responding.
The council is trying to get away with introducing these changes - without following the requirements for 90 days notice.
So, there is no need to panic or to get all worked up at this stage - if and when the council issues 90 days notice, we will be able to see what they have to say and this will allow us to issue detailed advice about what to do. This has already happened in Falkirk Council - and all that's happened is that Falkirk Council has dug a deeper hole for itself - by exposing the council to further legal claims
