Office Update – June 2020

Monday, June 8th, 2020

We are pleased with the cautious and risk assessed approach the Company is taking to reoccupying the offices and welcome the news that the earliest return to an office environment could be September for the majority of individuals.

We are consulting with the Company regularly and will only agree a return to any office if the measures to protect you are in place and that risks have been mitigated as much as possible, including reviewing how individuals will be getting to and from the office  We acknowledge and appreciate the incredible amount of work that Workplace Solutions are doing to ensure that returning to office based working will be as safe as possible going forward and  we will continue to feed into the process with support from Unite and the TUC.

The Company has also started to engage with us around what the future of working at M&G PLC will look like.  This includes how many days you are in the office and what equipment you need to be both productive and comfortable, wherever you are working.  Working from home doesn’t suit everyone so it is important that each individuals personal circumstances are taken into account, that any concerns are listened to and that they are addressed and satisfactorily resolved.

If you need any support at this time and/or would like to feed into our discussions on the future of working at M&G PLC, please contact us.  We always feedback to consultations generically and anonymously unless we have the individuals permission to highlight their personal situation.

As always we’re here to support you and we continue to do this even in these difficult circumstances.  If you have any concerns, issues or feedback then please get in touch:

Unite@prudential.co.uk

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August Update

Tuesday, August 13th, 2019

Edinburgh Relocation

We are now at the end of the consultation period and we have discussed the key themes at length including salaries, flexible working, travel time and cost to which we have had some assurances – we will continue to discuss the car parking policy.

Thank you to everyone that contacted us and we understand that this is a significant change to your working life, if you would like guidance or support during your individual conversations regarding the move then please contact Unite@prudential.co.uk. Please be aware that this is only available for Unite members however we are more than happy to accommodate new members, we can and do represent individuals of all grades, in all locations.

Yammer

We now have a Unite Members group on Yammer, if you would like to join then please send a request – Yammer: Unite Members

Reading Buses Discount

We are still waiting for the IT system at Reading Buses to be implemented to enable Reading based staff to obtain discounts on travel. We will update you as soon as we know the date.

Consultations

So far this year, we have been involved with 6 collective consultations including TUPE, proposed redundancies, relocation and policy changes. We ensured that the current redundancy cap (uncapped for PGDS) will remain in place until 31 December 2022, no part time colleague was financially disadvantaged by the change to the Bank Holiday calculation, we requested that Partner’s Life Cover remain within Pru Select and finally, following feedback from Unite, the Company changed their default position on Company Sick Pay where an individual has a live Formal Warning.

Individuals

Since the beginning of 2019 we have helped in excess of 50 individuals of all grades and in all locations to get a fair outcome. These range from informal chats to more formal grievances, disciplinaries and capability meetings.

It is important to remember that with the new suite of policies there is a large degree of discretion but if you feel that you have not got a fair outcome then please get in touch:

Unite@prudential.co.uk

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M&G Prudential Location Strategy

Thursday, June 13th, 2019

Whilst we are pleased that the company have provided clarity and are engaging early, there still remains a lot of uncertainty for individuals in all locations. We will work with the Company to ensure members in all locations are represented and get the best outcome possible.

Members meetings have been arranged in Reading, Paddington and Waterhouse Square as individuals here are all impacted by the proposed office closures.

A Members meeting will be arranged for Craigforth in early July.

Please contact us if you have any concerns regarding the recent announcements.

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