Archive for February, 2016
Members Enrol on Distance Learning Courses
Thursday, February 18th, 2016
Prudential Unite members in Reading took advantage of the partnership agreement Prudential Section signed with the Prisons Officers Association (POA) to provide Distance Learning VRQ Qualifications to members by enrolling on a series of courses.
The POA’s Learning administrator, Adam Blake, came to Reading office to enrol a number of members in courses ranging from Business Administration to Understanding Autism.
A total of 15 members have signed up to these Distance Learning courses and a further half a dozen members have signed up to On-Line language courses including French and Spanish.
Prudential Section Senior Rep, Steve O’Donnell, said it was great to see so members taking the opportunity to learn new skills which will benefit them at work and outside the workplace.
“The partnership agreement we signed with the POA highlights that Unite isn’t just about supporting members with disputes in the workplace but can provide our members opportunities to develop themselves.”
Unfortunately, the Tory government as part of their campaign of attacks on Trade Unions, are going to stop the funding of these courses so they are only available for a limited period of time.
A number of members in London have also enrolled on the courses.
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PGDS Members Accept Pay Offer
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Unite members in PGDS have voted to accept the Company’s Pay Offer following a pay ballot.
The offer was:-
- 2.5 % Merit Pot
- 0.5% Additional pot to address hotspots
The result of the ballot was:-
Accept the offer 93%
Reject the offer 7%
Turnout 56%
The increases will be effective from 1st April 2016
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CP Members Vote to Accept Pay Offer
Friday, February 12th, 2016
Members have voted to accept the Corporate Property Pay Offer following a ballot of Unite members.
The offer was:-
- 3% Merit Pot
The result of the ballot was:-
Accept the offer 100%
Reject the offer 0%
Turnout 41%
The increases will be effective from 1st April 2016
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PGDS Members Voting on Pay Offer
Thursday, February 11th, 2016
Following a series of negotiations between Unite and PGDS, members are currently voting on the Pay Offer.
PGDS has offered a 2.5% pay pot for the 2016 pay review, plus an additional 0.5% pot which will be targeted to address roles where there are key skills that are crucial to PGDS going forward and where the loss of those skills would damage the service provided by PGDS. This will include where role holders find themselves lower in the pay range. We believe it would be unfair to address these from the main pay pot and agree a separate pot to deal with these issues makes sense.
PGDS have also stated, in line with what members asked, that all employees rated effective or higher would be eligible for an increase.
Steve O’Donnell, Senior Rep said “As part of the Unite Pay survey last November, the majority of respondents said that they wanted a pay increase between 2 – 3% and that any individual who performed to an acceptable level (i.e. rated effective or higher), regardless of where they sat in the salary range, should be eligible for an increase.
We believe that the offer is at the top end of deals reached in the Finance Sector and delivers what the majority of members who completed our survey said they were looking for as a settlement.”
As a result the negotiating team are recommending acceptance of the offer.
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Senior Reps Blog
Monday, February 8th, 2016
We have introduced a new feature to the website this year. Each month Steve O’Donnell, Prudential Section Senior Rep will write a blog updating members on what the Section have been doing that month.
You will find a new menu option at the top of the screen, and the months blog will be listed on that page.
The January 2016 blog has been posted and you can find it by clicking the link below.
If you want to comment on the blog please do so, it will be great to hear from our members on the work we are doing on your behalf.
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