On March 3rd SSCL informed PCS that they intend to close Sheffield, Cardiff and Leeds, cut 200 jobs and offshore the work to India by October. PCS will oppose these proposals and defend your jobs by negotiation, political lobbying, campaigning and industrial action where necessary. Union meetings will be held to consult you as soon as possible about your concerns.
The Alnwick site is safe until summer 2015. After that its future may depend on SSCL winning other contracts at NHS SBS. PCS believe this concession is a direct result of campaigning by members at Alnwick. It shows campaigning works.
PCS demanded full negotiations. Steria agreed to the legal 90 days consultation for redundancy from 3 March. PCS will be opposing any office closures. If closures cannot be stopped PCS will demand that in line with the civil service protocols all steps are taken to avoid compulsory redundancies by using voluntary redundancy and redeployment back into the civil service or other parts of Steria.
Say no to compulsory redundancies
However, SSCL said that they expect to need to use compulsory redundancies. Yet there is work for Sheffield, Cardiff and Leeds. It is wrong to send that work to India to get it done on the cheap to boost SSCL profits and make staff here redundant. PCS has will fight to prevent compulsory redundancy.
United response
Staff on other sites are not safe. SSCL plan a ‘delayering’ of management roles and a rationalisation of functions. This could mean more job cuts. All PCS members in SSCL must stick together to ensure that procedures are properly followed to protect against compulsory redundancy for all staff on whatever site. SSCL are now bidding for MoJ, Home Office, DECC, FSA and National Police College shared services. The HMRC and MoD shared services face privatisation. All civil service staff in all corporate services are now threatened by privatisation, jobs cuts and off shoring. This campaign will involve all PCS members.
Together we are stronger
Over 250,000 staff are already PCS members. When you join the union you will be joining together with the vast majority of staff. But the more union members the stronger our voice will be to defend and protect your job. Ask your PCS rep now about joining the union and how you can get involved.
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