Full time temp to part time permanent contracts

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Over 20 FULL TIME temps have had their hours reduced to 30 (part time) but given permanent contracts on completion of two years service.
Overtime is available & agency staff are used constantly. The national joint statement indicates "the opportunity to increase part time contracted hours to reflect the hours actually worked & planned"...." Objective of local review is to reduce agency staff"

It does appear to be a contradiction to the agenda for growth.

AGENDA FOR GROWTH (edit)

3.1.4 The Company will not engage any new Employee after the date of this
Agreement on terms and conditions which are in any material respect
inferior to the terms and conditions of employment of existing
equivalent Employees of the same grade …


3.1.7 The terms of the Job Security, Resourcing and Managing Change
Agreement shall remain in force with relevant provisions amended as
follows:

(B) Full time Employees will remain full time unless they
volunteer to move to part time hours. Part time Employees
will be entitled to retain their existing contractual hours if
they wish.
(C) Employees will be employed on permanent contracts, except
where there is a genuine short term need identified by the
Company after consultation with the CWU.
(D) Agency workers are intended to cover short term or
unforeseen resourcing needs, expected to last for periods of
no more than 12 weeks, which cannot be covered by offering
additional hours to existing employees whilst maintaining
quality of service. In the rare circumstances that employment
exceeds 12 weeks the provisions of the Agency Workers
Regulations 2010 (as amended) will apply

(E) The overall resourcing model for the Company’s ongoing
business strategy and its operations will continue to be based
predominantly on full time employment supported by part
time employment. The agreed resourcing mix will be
reviewed annually and the Company will provide the CWU
with quarterly data establishing the actual resourcing mix at
a national and regional level.
(F) Employees will not be employed on a temporary contract
exceeding two years unless it has been agreed by the
Company and the CWU that there are very exceptional
circumstances. The position of temporary contract
Employees will be kept under regular review, with a view to
converting to permanent contracts where and when possible.
(G) The level of part time Employees’ contracted hours will be
reviewed by the Company and the CWU locally on a six
monthly basis. Where appropriate, increased contracted
hours will be offered to reflect the hours actually worked and
planned.