What does #Caxit mean for Barnet UNISON members working for Capita?
On Tuesday 19 July 2022, Barnet Council decided to let Capita Re (a Joint venture with Barnet Council) expire at the end of the 10 year contract.
View Barnet Council report here https://barnet.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s73533/Review%20of%20Capita%20Contracts.pdf
This means staff working for the following services will be coming back in-house to Barnet Council
- Regulatory Services: (Environmental Health, Trading and Licensing Services, Pest Control)
- Regeneration
- Highways
- Cemetery and Crematorium
- Land Charges
- Building Control
- Planning and Development.
The second Capita contract is known as CSG, and it provides back-office services.
The following services are to return in-house
- Estates (including Print)
- Welfare Team
- Procurement
The following services are being extended:
IT, Customer Services and Revs & Bens extended 2 years 7 months to March 20226
HR Payroll and Finance 1 year extension to 31 August 2024.
Key TUPE transfer dates for staff.
31 August 2023 for Estates (including Print) into Barnet Council.
30 September 2023 for all services in Re (see above) into Barnet Council.
31 August 2024 for HR/Core HR and Accounts Payable/Integra *
31 March 2026 for IT, Customer Services and Revs and Bens *
*Please note no decision has been made as to whether staff working in these services will come back in-house. Barnet UNISON has written to the Chief Executive to ask why they are not coming back in-house and when a decision will be made as to who will deliver these services after the contract expires.
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