BANK HOLIDAY SETTLEMENT FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL WORKERS UPDATE

WE WANT YOU TO GET YOUR SETTLEMENT OFFER NOW!

Since 2013 our branch has been fighting for equality in how bank holiday working is paid at the city council. An issue first arose when a Resident's Services Guarantee (RSG) Payment for bank holiday working of £280 a day (now £301 a day) was negotiated for workers in Refuse & Recycling. Last year we led on the negotiation of a settlement to address this issue. This settlement will apply to around 800 workers, with payments ranging from a few hundred pounds to a couple of thousand pounds and with the lowest paid who work the most bank holidays benefitting the most.

The Settlement includes an offer to pay up to six years back-pay at 70% of the difference between the RSG payment that workers in Refuse and Recycling receive and your normal Bank Holiday payments. On top of that it includes a comittment to pay ALL bank holiday workers at the rate of the RSG until a new, fair, bank holiday payment system is negotiated that values all workers the same, whether you are a care worker, refuse worker, kitchen supervisor or security officer.

We want this settlement offer to be made to you now so you can choose whether or not to accept it, but it has now been delayed by 8 months because of an outstanding dispute that has still not been heard by the employer. This means that for every month you are not given the opportunity to consider the settlement, you are missing out on receiving £301 for the bank holidays you work, as well as a lump sum from the back-pay settlement.

IF YOU ARE AFFECTED AND WANT TO BE OFFERED YOUR SETTLEMENT, GET IN TOUCH

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BRIGHTON & HOVE UNISON, THE VOICE OF 4000 PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS IN BRIGHTON & HOVE