DCPU Turret Pilot Roll Out Update

Meeting with Members of DCPU Unit 5.

The purpose of this post is to provide an update from the members’ meeting on Wednesday 15th October 2008 to discuss the rollout of the Turret pilot in Unit 5. Thanks to all the members who attended the meeting and gave their views.

There had been a walk round in Unit 5 on 8th October 2008 to gauge feedback and the details had been referred to Senior DCPU Management within 24 hours of the walk round. As a ballot of the members had taken place at the start of the Turret pilot it had been agreed that it would be best if one did so as the pilot rolled out to ascertain membership feedback.

The results of the questions put to the members at the meeting on 15th October 2008 were as follows:

a) Do you think that the pilot (roll out) on the Turrets has delivered its stated aims set out in the joint statement about preference on starting and finishing times?
Yes: 8 No: 13

b) Do you think that the pilot (roll out) on the Turrets has delivered its stated aims set out in the joint statement about being able to state your availability without coercion?
Yes: 5 No: 16

c) Do you agree that members should have the ability to state their availability without coercion?

Yes: 21 No: 0

d) Would you prefer to return to line managers issuing Turrets rotas?

Yes: 2 No: 18

The next stage is for the issues raised at the meeting on 15th October 2008 to be raised with Senior DCPU Management on Thursday 16th October 2008. (The results and comments varied dramatically dependant upon the room concerned).

A feedback circular will hopefully be issued from the meeting.

We also intend to do a further walk round of the rooms to ascertain an updated position on members’ views