- Conference
- 2011 Water, Environment & Transport Service Group
- Date
- 4 February 2011
- Decision
- Carried
This WET Conference is aware that private drains and sewers will soon be “insourced” to the water industry probably by the end of 2011.
While the extra work is obviously welcomed as a source to retain existing staffing levels, it is imperative that as well as the work the existing employees who do the work now are also transferred.
These employees will be transferred via the TUPE regulations and it is imperative that the Service Group Executive produces appropriate guidance to branches to enable activists to be trained up to the required level in dealing with what may be a massive transfer.
We further call on the Executive to consider whether a short training course of water industry activists on TUPE may be appropriate due to the potential size of this transfer.