UNISON says that the Court of Appeal ruling was a hammer blow for thousands of care workers who work sleep-in shifts and that the court has denied them the hourly minimum pay that is the very least that they deserve.
In the aftermath of that ruling, UNISON made a commitment to those care workers – and everyone affected by this landmark case – that they would keep fighting for what is right. That includes continuing to fight on in the highest court in the land – the Supreme Court. “…sleep-in shifts are working time and must be paid that way. If you’re not allowed to leave your place of work, are obliged to be away from your home and family, if you’re up and down all night caring for those in real need, then you’re at work and you should be paid for it…”
UNISON’s head of legal services Adam Creme said:
“…there will be a period of time when the Supreme Court considers the application, but it is reasonable to expect the court will agree to hear an appeal. Assuming this is agreed, UNISON will be taking the appeal forward and fighting for our members. We believe the Court of Appeal got this decision completely wrong and will do everything we can to reverse it.”
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TFI Friday strike again over tip and minimum wage policies 29 August 2018
Over the bank holiday weekend workers at TGI Fridays restaurants in Milton Keynes, Covent Garden and Stratford City protested further over tip and minimum wage abuses.
Unite the Union is representing workers from TGI Fridays and is continuing to make the case for action in these branches to stop bad practice across the chain’s 81 restaurants. This is the fifth strike by workers who have staged a series of walkouts over consecutive Fridays from 18 May 2018 and on this most recent protest workers from Stratford City joined the action for the first time.
Unite is urging TGI Fridays to get around the table to find a solution to this long running dispute.
The dispute arose when the company introduced a new tipping policy in January with only two days’ notice which has seen the card tips earned by the waiting staff redirected to top up the low wages of kitchen staff, a move the company claims is driven by the need to stop the high turnover of kitchen staff.
Unite regional officer Dave Turnbull said:
“It is inexcusable that a company, which claims to have the best interests of its workers at heart, can continue to refuse to sit down with our members and their union to settle this dispute.
“…Unite will continue to make the case for action in these branches to expose bad practice across the entire business. Our message to the company is ‘pay your staff fairly and talk to the union’. Together we can find a sensible solution to this dispute.”
Read the full press release from Unite.
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Low Pay Commissioners visit the ‘city of a thousand trades 23 August 2018
The CIPP and some of our full members met with the Commissioners last week in Birmingham and in their latest blog they share their reflections on what they heard from all the businesses and individuals they met with.
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