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terms and conditions

Post by bwfcmaddog »

if /when we are sold off how long before our new owners start changing the terms and conditions of our contracts
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As soon as the ink is dry ..................... or never. My guess is somewhere in between but to be honest it will be difficult to give any reasonable timescale because we don't know who is going to buy us or even if we will be sold or floated yet.
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TUPE will give us 12 months "grace" but after that, then the fun starts...
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IloveMYredTROLLEY! wrote:TUPE will give us 12 months "grace" but after that, then the fun starts...
are you sure about the 12 months grace dont seem to see that anywhere in the TUPE information
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zx135 wrote:
IloveMYredTROLLEY! wrote:TUPE will give us 12 months "grace" but after that, then the fun starts...
are you sure about the 12 months grace dont seem to see that anywhere in the TUPE information
I am of the same opinion as you - TUPE is written into the new Postal Act and as far as I can see all current T&Cs stay as they are and changes to contracts are to be discussed with the employees or their representatives. The worrying thing is that TUPE does allow business to degrade T&Cs under certain conditions, and there are no time limits written into it for either side.

My guess is that as soon as the new business has settled in then they will start to see how much they can get away with through the CWU, and through the loopholes prevalent in TUPE. :sad:
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I've posted this elsewhere but here goes again;

The new owners of RM will offer a lump sum to change our T & C's, probably £2-£3000.

All those short sighted colleagues out there (we all know them) will vote yes in a ballot and there you go, we're screwed!
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cyclemech1 wrote:I've posted this elsewhere but here goes again;

The new owners of RM will offer a lump sum to change our T & C's, probably £2-£3000.

All those short sighted colleagues out there (we all know them) will vote yes in a ballot and there you go, we're screwed!
Yep that would the TUPE boxes as well.
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