Day 35 of a 90 day consultation with Capita

Day 35 of a 90 day consultation with Capita

UNISON has to report we have serious concerns that a third of the way into consultation it appears that the ‘goalposts have been moved’. Earlier this week a discussion took place over which jobs are being ‘migrated’ out of Barnet. We were discussing the selection criteria for those posts which are remaining in Barnet. Up until this point it has always been UNISON’s understanding and that of our members that if staff were unsuccessful in securing their own post in Barnet they would still have their post albeit it in another location outside of Barnet. In the course of the TUPE consultation this has been a key issue and we have seen a revised decision to increase the numbers of some posts to remain in Barnet. Until a final decision is made on this process nothing is certain, therefore it was disturbing to hear that staff are being told if they are unsuccessful in the interview their job is redundant. UNISON has formally written to Capita seeking confirmation of this point.

UNISON has also been seeking to understand how many staff are currently delivering services to Barnet in order to be able to construct a meaningful response. We have also sought financial information which is critical if UNISON is able to provide a sound financial and coherent alternative to job losses and redundancies. We have been promised this information but the clock is ticking….What we can report is that of the 563 posts which were running this service before transfer to Capita only 338 posts will remain working on the Barnet contract; and of the 338 posts only 238 posts will be delivered from Barnet with 126.1 posts being delivered outside of Barnet.

This means 325 jobs will be lost from Barnet if the current proposal is implemented.

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