Glasgow council workers face pay cuts in fire-and-rehire plan after union talks break down
Unison refuses to ballot members on offer that would see thousands of council employees worse off Thousands of Glasgow council workers face being sacked and reappointed under less favourable terms in one of the UK’s biggest ever “fire-and-rehire” exercises, after union negotiations broke down once again this week. About 23,000 workers – all of the council’s non-teaching staff – first heard they…
The Guardian Business reports that Glasgow council workers face potential pay cuts as a result of a failed union negotiation. Approximately 23,000 employees, all non-teaching staff, were informed of the impending "fire-and-rehire" exercise after talks between the SNP-led council and the GMB, Unison, and Unite unions broke down. The negotiations centered around a new pay and grading system aimed at addressing historical pay equality issues, but Unison refused to ballot its members on the proposed offer, which includes pay cuts for 11% of council employees.
The council has since issued fire-and-rehire letters, marking one of the UK's largest such exercises.
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