Business, Community and Environment

UNISON members in energy

The energy service group is made up of members who work in the electricity and gas industries. The electricity and gas service groups merged to form the energy service group in June 2001, and the energy service group executive was formally elected to in 2002.

The electricity industry

UNISON's electricity members include everyone from clerical and administrative staff to senior managers.

We have a large membership in call centres including customer service representatives, team leaders and call centre managers. Other members work in billing and data processing, finance, payroll, human resources, facilities management, procurement and logistics, meter reading, debt collection, information technology and administration.

UNISON members have voted overwhelmingly to accept the 2008 National Grid Pay deal

Acceptance of the final offer will increase all salary pioints by 4.7% with effect from 1 July.

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The gas industry

UNISON’s support for people working in the gas industry has its roots in the old British Gas, but our members are now spread across different companies.

We deal mainly with Centrica (British Gas Trading and British Gas Services, plus HQ functions), Lattice (Transco, Advantica, First Connect and other Group functions), and Accuread. As a result of demerger, outsourcing and sell-offs we have members in companies such as ICL, Amdahl, Chestertons, Yorkshire Electricity and GPU.

Since these companies have diversified into providing services such as electricity, water trading and telecommunications, our members are employed in much more than gas. We cover all grades of staff from basic clerical to senior management except for manual and industrial workers.

Many of UNISON's members work in call centres where our members act, for example, as customer service representatives, team leaders and call centre managers.

Other members work in billing and data processing, finance, payroll, human resources, facilities management, procurement and logistics, meter reading, debt collection, IS (Inspection Services), administration, network management and systems control. Many members need professional qualifications to carry out their jobs and we support a large number of qualified engineers.

UNISON's decision to ballot for industrial action produces a result

UNISON's decision to ballot British Gas Members for industrial action produces a result.

National Grid - Managers' Pay

(28/08/2008) The latest on Managers' Pay issue

British Gas Industrial Action Ballot

Preparations are well in hand to prepare for the Industrial Action Ballot.

British Gas members to be balloted on pensions and off-shoring

(01/08/08) The recent consultative ballot of members on the pensions issue produced a clear majority of members against the company’s plans for pensions and in favour of an industrial action ballot.

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CONTACT DETAILS
• For urgent help and advice at work go to Help at Work
• The head of the business and environment unit is Mike Jeram.
UNISON business and environment
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
Email: m.jeram@unison.co.uk

Steve Bloomfield is the Head of Utilities whose responsibilities include the development of Energy policy, Energy Industry Developments in the UK and Europe. Also provides specific bargaining support for members employed by Centrica and British Gas. Email: s.bloomfield@unison.co.uk



Recent documents

Final pay offer for employees of the environment agency

Consultation arrangements for branches.
Link to a PDF document on this siteFinal pay offer for employees of the environment agency

UNISON/Unite (T&G) Bulletin

Members in British Waterways overwhelmingly accept 2008/09 pay offer.
Link to a PDF document on this siteUNISON/Unite (T&G) Bulletin

British Waterways members accept 2008/09 pay offer

UNISON and Unite (T&G) members have overwhelmingly voted to accept the 2008/09 pay deal. Full details of the deal are available in the joint union bulletin.
Link to a PDF document on this siteBritish Waterways members accept 2008/09 pay offer

British waterways final pay offer 2008/9

British waterways final pay offer. Recommended for acceptance. Consultation on this offer closes at 12 noon on 30 May 2008.
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