Edinburgh - New Contracts
Edinburgh City Council has issued 90 days notice to employees covered by the 1999 Single Status Agreement.
The council is also threatening to impose new contracts of employment - once the 90 days notice period is up.
The reason Edinburgh is going down this path is because it has failed to reach agreement with the trade unions over Single Status - after 11 long years of negotiations.
See post dated 5 June 2010 - 'Two Tales of One City' - for a more detailed explanation of what's been going on for the past ten years and more.
The council will now invite employees covered by the 1999 Agreement - to sign up to the new package of pay and conditions on a voluntary basis.
If people refuse to do so, the new package will simply be imposed - and work will carry on as normal under the new terms.
Other councils have gone down this road already - it really is nothing to get worried or excited about.
The best thing to do is not to agree to the changes on a voluntary basis - wait until the council imposes the new package - which it will have to do in writing at a later date.
In the meantime - sit tight and don't be 'panicked' into doing anything against your own best interests.
The council is also threatening to impose new contracts of employment - once the 90 days notice period is up.
The reason Edinburgh is going down this path is because it has failed to reach agreement with the trade unions over Single Status - after 11 long years of negotiations.
See post dated 5 June 2010 - 'Two Tales of One City' - for a more detailed explanation of what's been going on for the past ten years and more.
The council will now invite employees covered by the 1999 Agreement - to sign up to the new package of pay and conditions on a voluntary basis.
If people refuse to do so, the new package will simply be imposed - and work will carry on as normal under the new terms.
Other councils have gone down this road already - it really is nothing to get worried or excited about.
The best thing to do is not to agree to the changes on a voluntary basis - wait until the council imposes the new package - which it will have to do in writing at a later date.
In the meantime - sit tight and don't be 'panicked' into doing anything against your own best interests.
