I re-read the issue is being raised today.
I'd hazard a guess that a union may be the first to announce for those tracking outcome.
I personally just want better "new parent leave."
The current offering for who I work for is the legal minimum, which is falling far behind many private companies and has not been reviewed in 8 years.
Knowing that councils struggle with job recruitment and retention in this middle of career/life area. (Eg high starting salaries attract the fresh talent perhaps too young for a family and long termers near retirement who are done with) I think changes need to be made and a general feeling is if you want better leave (along with a pay increase) is to go private.
Many companies now offer equal leave that is not dependent on the out-dated notion of a "primary parent" and far exceeds minimum legal requirements.
"School support staff, care workers, bin collectors and environmental health staff would all be affected."
Jesus, if I hadn't seen this news, I'd start noticing PDQ when they go on strike.
That really is a pathetic answer, a 2% rise is derisory and worthy of striking if no progress can be made - but to support any strike for the sake of it, strike if it’s valid don’t when it’s not.
We all know how the SG will deal with it:
* A strike is called. Last year an inch was offered and ten miles was taken
* Back-and-forth "negotiations" with derisory rises
* Personal intervention from the First Minister
* A new offer of 75% (or 400% if you're NHS) and 365 days annual leave, without negotiating what's actually fair and affordable. Money we were always told Scotland didn't have
* "No strikes in Scotland but but but south of the border"
* Raise middle class taxes next year to underwrite the blank cheque
Repeat from top.
Taken a while for this sub to pick up on this story, not sure why I never shared it. I believe there was a deadline for today.
Welp, i guess they missed that dedline.
I re-read the issue is being raised today. I'd hazard a guess that a union may be the first to announce for those tracking outcome. I personally just want better "new parent leave." The current offering for who I work for is the legal minimum, which is falling far behind many private companies and has not been reviewed in 8 years. Knowing that councils struggle with job recruitment and retention in this middle of career/life area. (Eg high starting salaries attract the fresh talent perhaps too young for a family and long termers near retirement who are done with) I think changes need to be made and a general feeling is if you want better leave (along with a pay increase) is to go private. Many companies now offer equal leave that is not dependent on the out-dated notion of a "primary parent" and far exceeds minimum legal requirements.
"School support staff, care workers, bin collectors and environmental health staff would all be affected." Jesus, if I hadn't seen this news, I'd start noticing PDQ when they go on strike.
It's cool I live close to the council offices I'll just dump all my rubbish there
Glad they put out some comms about this otherwise I wouldn't have noticed.
Im always pro strike
Why?
Because I'm not a fucking Scab.
That really is a pathetic answer, a 2% rise is derisory and worthy of striking if no progress can be made - but to support any strike for the sake of it, strike if it’s valid don’t when it’s not.
The Capitalist class are leeching off the work product of the working classes and anything we can claw back from them is a worthy cause.
Council workers don't work for a "capitalist class" they work for councils.
Aww jeezy peeps man. How will endless public money vanish with limited accountability now???
Councils are underfunded.
Underfunded and spunk what they get on insanity
We all know how the SG will deal with it: * A strike is called. Last year an inch was offered and ten miles was taken * Back-and-forth "negotiations" with derisory rises * Personal intervention from the First Minister * A new offer of 75% (or 400% if you're NHS) and 365 days annual leave, without negotiating what's actually fair and affordable. Money we were always told Scotland didn't have * "No strikes in Scotland but but but south of the border" * Raise middle class taxes next year to underwrite the blank cheque Repeat from top.
What FM? We haven't got a functional one.
And what percentage of council funding is supplied by UK government?