RE: Labour Budget17 Oct 2024 00:26
16th October 2024
Capita’s ZERO pay offer risks industrial dispute
Management refusal to offer a 2024 pay rise forces CWU to consider membership ballots…
“Industrial action in is now a strong possibility, unless a serious pay offer is forthcoming,” CWU assistant secretary Andy Furey told CWU News today, after a meeting of one the union’s two industrial executives gave its formal approval to a ballot timetable in accordance with the law.
Andy, who represents around 450 members working for the company’s BBC contract, explained that the decision to move forward with this plan had been “the last thing we wanted, but sadly, the failure of the business to make any pay offer at all in the seven months since the 2024 pay settlement date left us with no alternative.
“We’re still hoping, even at this late stage, that Capita will come forward with a reasonable proposal. Our hard-working members deserve fair recompense for the efforts they make, all year round, to provide this important service.
“But make no mistake, this ballot timetable will only be paused if there is fresh thinking on the part of the business.”
https://www.cwu.org/news/capitas-zero-pay-offer-risks-industrial-dispute/