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Mar 27, 2024 · The law on unlawful inducement (s145b TULRCA) prevents employers bypassing their recognised union and making offers direct to employees, outside of the collective bargaining process. It is unlawful to offer or impose new pay or terms unless: They have exhausted negotiations with the union; or. (as this case illustrates) they offer employees new ...
Jul 18, 2024 · The ballot of GMB British Gas Field Services Members has now concluded with the final vote being: TO ACCEPT THE OFFER – 82%. TO REJECT THE OFFER - 18%. As a result of the deal being accepted, all members should expect to receive a net payment of £650 on 23 December 2022.
Nov 27, 2023 · Thousands of British Gas workers took more than 40 days of strike action in 2021 over the company’s threat to sack them and rehire them on worse terms and conditions.
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In 2015 the respondent, Kostal UK Ltd, entered a recognition agreement with the Unite trade union and commenced annual pay negotiations. The company’s pay offer was rejected following a ballot of Unite members. Kostal subsequently made a direct offer to employees and those who did not accept were later given an ultimatum that their contracts would ...
The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the claimants’ appeal, upholding the tribunal’s original decision that the direct offers to employees who were Unite members were unlawful inducements, in breach of s145B TULRCA. The majority of the Court held that on the facts of this case, the collective bargaining process was still ongoing when the emplo...
This decision means that employers are not prevented from making offers direct to the workforce in relation to a matter within the scope of a collective bargaining agreement, but only if the employer can demonstrate that it has followed and exhausted the agreed collective bargaining procedure. The Supreme Court did not accept that the employer had ...
Jul 20, 2021 · A long-running dispute at British Gas has ended after workers accepted an improved pay deal, their union has announced. The GMB declared an end to the so-called “fire and rehire” dispute after ...
British Gas Pay Ballot. Over the last few months, GMB has been in talks with Centrica about the Field Services pay claim for 2024. We have made the case for an offer that delivers both a reasonable pay increase and a step towards a fairer work-life balance. Unfortunately, the latest offer falls short of those demands.
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Sep 12, 2022 · The British Gas Energy Support Fund has today (Monday 12 September) reopened applications for grants of up to £1,500 to help customers struggling with their energy bills. But funds are limited, and applications should be made as soon as possible. Here's what you need to know. British Gas's charity, the British Gas Energy Trust, operates two ...
