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Minutes
from the Unite Branch Meeting: 21st August 2012
Apologies
Andrew
Curtis
Karen
Harkness
Gillian
Young
Minutes:
The
minutes from the previous meeting have went up on the branch website
No
other objections.
Capita
Update: Mike Dyer
IT
dispute is ongoing. Craigforth, Reading Birmingham and Bournemouth
have all been balloted with 90% in favor of action and 85 % in favor
of industrial action.
Capita
have asked that any planned action does not affect the SLA and
delivery to clients. Unite advice that this would not be something
that they could take into consideration.
There
has been some discussion and Capita has offered no compulsory
redundancy with regard to offshoring until 2013. Therefore unite are
looking for an extension on the industrial action as this only lasts
28days. We are looking for a “beefed up agreement”
Life
and pensions:
Fairly
Quiet.
Looking
to get the survey regarding Salary ect out in September, want this to
be wider than just the Pay claim but to include people opinions on
the Performance Related pay. Senior reps will meet in October to
discuss.
Royal
London: Coleen Savage
Meeting
has been organized with HR this too so long due to changes in staff .
Trying
to get another stall organized to help recruit members from within
Royal London
There
have been issued with Women returning to work after maternity leave
and condensed working, in that the request is being declined without
following the proper process. This has been raised with senior
management but it looks like they already know about the issue and no
action has been taken as yet.
Mike
will provide Colleen with some materials she can use regarding
flexible working hours.
Steven
has confirmed that he will be going on his rep training in October.
Again
issued raised regarding Edinburgh and the difficulty in attempts to
recruit member s and represent employees there. We do not really want
to have to stand out side the building.
Mike
advised that maybe we should put our case forward stating that it is
a democratic and that we are asking in spirit of democracy and
fairness to allow a ballot. Its not about the company asking staff
their opinion its about Unite being able to put the information out
there and allow the staff to make their own decision.
RL
Underwriting also taking on the Co-op work in Manchester meaning that
Edinburgh will be the only site not represented.
Santander:
Mike
Mike
confirms that there is a rep in Santander called Stuart Dane and they
he will be moving in to join our branch.
Motion
Mike
Dyer – at the policy conference a motion passed regarding the
nationalization of the Banks. This concerned only the Brick and
mortar and not the financial assets. We should support this and run
with it as much as possible
Motion
to take this to the Scottish Finance Sector Conference.
Motion
Carried.
Finance
Sector:
The
union’s electoral cycle is in full flow.
Regional
Industrial Sector Committee takes place in September as many people
as possible should attend. There is 1 seat for Capita and 3 for
other insurance companies. Colleen Suggests that Steven puts himself
forward for a seat as she is already standing.
LGBT
seat is suggested that Stewart continues to deal with this.
Area Activist Meeting
Thursday
6th September – The distribution of Seats has been
appealed as this appears to be not evenly distributed. There is
nothing that can be done at this late stage
Mike
suggests putting Karen forward for a seat on this and as a plan B if
there is another seat left then we will nominate Andrew.
Karen
could then try to get onto the Regional Committee
Treasurers
Report.
At
the end of July the balance of the branch account was £994.45. Money
is now coming in monthly at approx £170 per month.
Mike
confirmed that we have already discussed buy books and pens ect and
going back to the Capita ITS issue Mike suggests that we contribute
to the hardship fund for their industrial action.
Stewart
– is it possible for the branch to set up our own hardship fund
that we could pay into monthly?
Steven.
– Agrees with Stewart, thinks we should put money away every month
for fighting funds ect.
Mike
– Fighting funds would need to be company specific.
Steven
– suggests rather than a separate account for the money more like
an accounting procedure so that the money is not spent but kept.
In
the meantime it is agreed that we will allow an offer of £100 to the
hardship fun if needed.
Secretary’s
Report
Stewart
said that everything had already been covered.
Also
mentioned that we have been trying to get the Website access fixed so
that he can update this more.
AOB
Only
the £25 vouchers for each new member recruited,
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