Posted: 31st July 2020
FAO: TC Catering Members We understand that many of you are anxious about a full return to school. We have had it agreed that face shields will be provided to staff who have interaction with children for more than 15 minutes at a time. Members who were previously shielding will be able to choose whether…
Posted: 30th July 2020
Dear Member GMB have today, submitted a joint collective grievance against Tayside Contracts management with our sister trade unions, Unison and Unite. Please see below a copy of the grievance that has been submitted. We reached agreement with management earlier during the pandemic that annual leave would be returned to members who were forced to…
Posted: 22nd July 2020
GMB Tayside Construction Members Tayside Contracts has produced draft guidance on wearing face coverings in vehicles. This guidance states that the wearing of a face covering will be in addition to several control measures including;
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…