Posted: 2nd July 2020
Dear Member, It’s been a while since our last communication we hope everyone is safe and well at this time. GMB Scotland has been made aware that some staff members may have been underpaid this month. You should contact the Employment Support Section in the first instance to ensure that you have not been subjected…
Posted: 23rd June 2020
GMB Schools Members
If you haven’t already, please take 1 minute to sign this open letter to Nicola Sturgeon to demand that your workplaces are safe for you, the children and their families here: http://tiny.cc/8h6pqz
Demand to be valued. Demand the correct PPE.
Sign this today and send it to all your colleagues…
Posted: 22nd June 2020
FAO: DCC Sheltered Housing Wardens
Dear Member,
Please see response from Dundee City Council regarding concerns raised about conducting surveys with residents. We would like to ask if any of you have been trained on using the Survey Monkey software that will be used to conduct these surveys? If you have not, then you should request access to training…
Posted: 19th June 2020
Dear member, Tayside Contracts will be writing to cleaners to request that they want cleaners back on a different week, due to the councils requesting the deep clean be done earlier. GMB have negotiated the 3 x your rate for these dates and we welcome TC taking this on board recognising the impact that this…
Posted: 18th June 2020
Dear Member, Some of you have advised that construction have been told that they can share a van if wearing a face mask. This is incorrect and we have had this confirmed today my TC management. You should NOT be sharing vans if this breaches the 2 metre rule. If you have any concerns regarding this…
Posted: 17th June 2020
GMB Scotland Risk Registers
GMB Scotland has set up Risk Registers so that members, workplace representatives
and officers can record where things have gone wrong with employers’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Full details CLICK HERE
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Posted: 16th June 2020
Dear Member GMB has been made aware that work has resumed. Please remember that a 2 metre distance should be maintained wherever possible or appropriate PPE should be provided. An up to date Covid-19 risk assessment should be in place and you should be able to access that easily. Please ask to see this and…
Posted: 11th June 2020
Dear member, We are aware that you have all been told that you have to work in the rain or have been threatened with disciplinary action. Gardeners don’t work in the rain and this has ALWAYS been the case. They don’t have the right PPE and it is not part of any agreement. This means…
Posted: 10th June 2020
Dear member, We are aware that you have all been told that you have to work in the rain or have been threatened with disciplinary action. Gardeners don’t work in the rain and this has ALWAYS been the case. They don’t have the right PPE and it is not part of any agreement. This means…
Posted: 3rd June 2020
Dear member, Now that some work is resuming, you may be asked to return to work and we wanted to let you know: You should be called and given an opportunity to discuss this with your manager. If for example you have caring responsibilities which may affect your return to work then please discuss this…