Glasgow's Second Class Citizens 2
The Glasgow Unison branch is 'on the case' over the second class citizen treatment of Cordia staff in respect of Emergency Weather Payments.
Now if you ask me, it's a disgrace that the Claimants are having to submit additional claims against the City Council to ensure that people don't lose out - it's such a terrible waste of time and energy.
Especially when the politicians (and the officials) keep insisting that Scotland's largest council is fully committed to equal pay.
Subject: Cordia Home Care/Emergency Care Workers Payment Request for Red Warning Period of Adverse Weather
Importance: High
Robert,
As you will be aware there were three main groups of workers who were asked to work between 3pm on Wednesday 28th Feb and 10am on Thursday 1 March – the Red Warning Period (19 hours). The groups were SWS Residential / Standby, LES Gritting and Cordia Home Care / Emergency Care. These workers were clearly the council defined “essential workers” during this period as they were the only ones who were asked to work if they could.
The first two groups of workers have both being afforded the previous payment packages of additional payments, on-call payments, enhanced overtime, TOIL, etc. The Cordia workers received nothing more than their basic pay and plain time overtime.
We are therefore requesting that all Cordia home care/emergency care workers who worked during the 19 hours Red Warning Period are afforded an additional payment, which should apply to all regardless of whether they were rota’d to work or volunteered on an overtime basis.
We ask that if a worker began / ended their shift before / after the Red Warning Period that the payment is based on the full shift. SWS are paying treble time. The critical factor is that these Cordia workers delivered essential care services during the 19 hour period when the rest of us were safe and warm in our homes. In addition they worked without adequate PEP, specialised transport, often lone working, assisting unfamiliar clients and without consistent access to their line manager.
I look forward to a positive reply.
Regards,
Brian Smith
UNISON Secretary
I have learned some quite incredible news about Glasgow City Council's pay arrangements the other day.
During the white-out weather conditions at the end of February and into early March 'non-Cordia staff' who were required to work received a special Emergency Weather payment of triple time - whereas their Cordia colleagues received only their normal rate of pay.
Now the hypocrisy involved in this bizarre treatment is quite breathtaking because while council leaders like to refer to the 'Council Family', the reality is rather different.
In effect, one part of the council workforce is being treated like a 'black sheep' while another is being treated as a 'prodigal son'.
So how can anyone have the brass neck to refer to the Glasgow 'Council Family when this is going on?
I wonder if Glasgow's 85 local councillors will speak up about this latest outrage and assert their authority over senior officials who have got the council into another fine mess?
I hope so and they could do with some some support from Glasgow's MSPs and MPs who are quick to speak their minds on all kinds of issues, but have been very quiet over the fight for equal pay.
In the meantime A4ES, GMB and Unison are raising separate claims at the Employment Tribunals on behalf of thousands of staff who have lost out to the tune of hundreds of pounds, if they worked all three days.
Because senior council officials have refused to do the right thing and agree that everyone who worked under those atrocious conditions should be treated equally - instead of Cordia staff being treated, yet again, as 'second class citizens'.
Song for Glasgow - 'Are We Family?' (14/06/18)
I have learned some quite incredible news about Glasgow City Council's pay arrangements the other day.
During the white-out weather conditions at the end of February and into early March 'non-Cordia staff' who were required to work received a special Emergency Weather payment of triple time - whereas their Cordia colleagues received only their normal rate of pay.
Now the hypocrisy involved in this bizarre treatment is quite breathtaking because while council leaders like to refer to the 'Council Family', the reality is rather different.
In effect, one part of the council workforce is being treated like a 'black sheep' while another is being treated as a 'prodigal son'.
So how can anyone have the brass neck to refer to the Glasgow 'Council Family when this is going on?
I wonder if Glasgow's 85 local councillors will speak up about this latest outrage and assert their authority over senior officials who have got the council into another fine mess?
I hope so and they could do with some some support from Glasgow's MSPs and MPs who are quick to speak their minds on all kinds of issues, but have been very quiet over the fight for equal pay.
In the meantime A4ES, GMB and Unison are raising separate claims at the Employment Tribunals on behalf of thousands of staff who have lost out to the tune of hundreds of pounds, if they worked all three days.
Because senior council officials have refused to do the right thing and agree that everyone who worked under those atrocious conditions should be treated equally - instead of Cordia staff being treated, yet again, as 'second class citizens'.
