UNISON is the trade union for all City of London Corporation staff.
It negotiates at national level with local government employers and its agreements dictate what the Corporation settles on locally.
Its City branch is growing. It represents the interests of its members as well as undertaking the full range of normal union activities.
The City of London Corporation is the local authority for the Square Mile, although its interests stretch far wider than the city boundaries. It maintains it is independent of party politics and national negotiations. UNISON does not accept this and will continue to challenge any decisions made by the Corporation which are detrimental to our members.
UNISON, formerly Nalgo, has had a City of London Branch since 1938.
LATEST NEWS - July 2010
Town Clerk announces GMB/Unite deal to phase out annual leave and pay protection in return for 1% pay settlement for 2009
1 July Town Clerk Chris Duffield mailed all City of London employees to announce he had his union-side’s agreement on his final offer to phase out annual leave protection at the end of 2012 in return for 1% pay settlement for 2009. Pay protection will stop completely in September 2011.
The result, attributed to GMB and Unite members, will surprise many employees who have watched a hapless stand-off between the executive and its chosen union partners for over a year now. The result is reckoned to be a sign of resignation on the part of the minority of staff who are members of the two unions following the general election.
The Town Clerk’s announcement goes on to say “we will now do everything we can to ensure the 1% is paid by no later than September, but hopefully we will be able to pay it in August. The 1% will be backdated to 1 July 2009 for those staff eligible to receive it. All other changes will come into effect as set out in the pay offer copied to all staff on 3 June 2010. They will be incorporated into the Employee handbook shortly and further information will be available for staff, none of the changes come into effect before 31st December 2010.”
For details of annual leave protection, click here
Recognition Award Scheme for grades A – C launched
Bonus scheme top-slices lower grades pay budget
Impossible deadline for performance related pay nominations
The application of performance related pay to City of London grades A – C has been circulated to departments without announcement, inviting nominations from managers for staff at the top of their incremental scales to be paid bonuses in respect of work. The bonuses are calculated by a formula producing an average amount of £350 as a one-off payment.
For full details of the scheme, click here.
Departments have to return nominations to Central HR by the end of June each year, so that this year hardly any time was allowed for them to be assessed by senior management teams, due to the scandalously late release of the scheme.
UNISON had argued against this roll-out of performance-related pay, as it has against the application of PRP to higher grades. Immediate comment from the branch is that the sloppy handling of the roll-out is symptomatic of a bloody-minded approach to remuneration, aided by a pathetic indecision on the part of GMB and Unite as negotiating partners. No reaction from GMB or Unite has been made public at the time of writing.
Malcolm Key
Branch Secretary
Unison's Legal Service
A couple of years ago a branch member had an accident whilst out shopping in their local supermarket. The member fell on their back sustaining extensive brusining, pain and discomfort in the right ankle, leg & hip.
Our member took out a case using Unison’s legal service. Unison instructed Thompson Solicitors to act on the members behalf.
At first the other side’s insurers refused to negotiate settlement ands it was necessary to commence court proceedings. A Satisfactory settlement was agreed and the member received substantial damages.
A cheque has been received for damages. No deductions have been made and the member has received the full amount.
Cases such as this show the value of the union’s legal service. It shows that the union is prepared to take cases that claims companies and no win/no fee solicitors will not.
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