It is important that the business now continues to engage fully with the unions to try to cushion the blow of this sad news. “UNISON will work with senior managers to seek […]
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Commenting on the news that 700 British Gas jobs are to go in the West Midlands, with the closure of the Oldbury service/call centre near Birmingham, UNISON national energy officer Matt Lay said: “This is terrible news for the company’s Birmingham-based employees, who will be devastated at the prospect of losing their jobs. British Gas […]
The decision confirms that anyone whose pay includes an element of commission can no longer be paid less for periods of annual leave. From now […]
It should lead to cheaper bills for households and much more certainty for its workforce, at a time of much upheaval in the energy market. “It […]
Although Centrica has already shed thousands of jobs, it’s nowhere near out of the woods, and there’s much more misery to come […]
“We’ll be working closely with British Gas to ensure no compulsory redundancies and affected employees will be able to move to other local sites, receive training to take on new roles […]
Iain Conn, the chief executive of Centrica, is due to receive a £2.4 million pay package – 109 times the £22,000 average salary of call centre staff – in a year when 2,000 […]
It will be the role of government to guarantee the right infrastructure is in place and to ensure the tremendous economic opportunities that will come with it.” The Labour Party is […]
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This is no way for company directors to repay them. “With so many jobs being lost across the UK, staff will feel betrayed by the business […]
Many work part time. Both British Gas and its parent company Centrica have suffered in recent years due to falling energy demand and other […]
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Yet now, the company has served notice on its entire workforce and is pushing employees to accept significantly worse terms and conditions of employment. UNISON […]
No-one wants their pay frozen or any weakening of their contracts, but with thousands of jobs at stake, call centre staff […]