North Lanarkshire Update



A number of readers have been in touch to say that they can still see the union statement on the Home Support service on the Facebook page of the local Unison branch.

 Well I've just had a look myself and I can't see anything, so maybe you have to be a member to read these words of wisdom.

 In any event, my apologies for any confusion caused and I find myself agreeing with the reader who says that instead of acting as a 'mouthpiece' for the Council it would be nice if the unions did something more practical by providing proper feedback to Home Carers on the late-running JES exercise.  

 Fair point.

North Lanarkshire Update


 A reader from North Lanarkshire has been in touch to say that the embarrassing statement on the Home Support service has disappeared from the Facebook page of the local Unison branch.

I haven't looked myself, but is this the case and if so, I wonder why?

North Lanarkshire Update 

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 A kind reader from North Lanarkshire sent me the following statement which has appeared on the Facebook page of the local Unison branch.

 HOME SUPPORT MEMBERS

"in light of recent concerns over the future of home support, the bench asked the council to clarify its position on privatisation and TUPE transfer of home support workers.

"the council have assured UNISON that there are NO PLANS to privatise and TUPE transfer home support and that Cllr McCulloch's statement earlier this month where he said that privatisation was off the table still stands."

Now I think's it's a good thing that the union has been stirred into action, but why is Unison speaking on the Council's behalf?

Surely a senior figure from North Lanarkshire Council should be seeking these words 'on the record' was it were, otherwise they're not worth the paper they're not written on - as an old friend of mine was fond of saying.

Not only that, a clear statement of the Council's position should be sent to the Joint Integration Board of Lanarkshire's Health and Social Care Partnership so that the record can be set straight at its next meeting.


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