G4S TRYING TO LIMIT ACAS INDEPENDENCE

Bulletin November 2023

G4S TRYING TO LIMIT ACAS INDEPENDENCE

Dear GMB Members,

We hope everyone is well.

G4S have proposed arbitration terms that would limit the independence of ACAS in settling the 2022 pay dispute, by proposing to limit the amount of any award to less than 7%, and that it cannot be backdated to December 2022, only from April 2023.

The proposal directly conflicts with earlier advice from ACAS, and misses, perhaps deliberately, the whole point of arbitration, which is for an independent umpire, ACAS, to determine the pay award for 2022 without restrictions imposed by one party.

We have sought intervention from ACAS and have proposed the following:

The parties agree to pursue conventional arbitration.

The arbitrator is asked to make a determination on the pay award, at a point between the final positions each of the parties reached in conciliation:

9.2% for GMB and;
5.15% (+0.25% payable April 2023 and 0.25% payable August 2023) for the Company.

For staff covered by the G4S DWP contract for the 2022/23 annual pay period (anniversary 1st December 2022) as outlined in Company information.

The award is backdated to the start of the pay year for 2022/2023 ie December 2022.

We will update members once we receive feedback from ACAS and/or the Company.

The DWP contract is also now out for re-tender and we will be contacting the DWP to make a contribution on behalf of members, particularly in respect of the expectations of any successful service provider and their responsibilities regarding pay and conditions.

Please ensure you share this update with non-members and encourage them to voice their opinions on pay by joining GMB: https://www.gmb.org.uk/join-gmb

In solidarity,

GMB DWP LNC GMB National Officer

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Loomis 2024 Pay Claim

October 2023

GMB MEMBER COST OF LIVING SURVEY REPLIES

Dear GMB member,

Thank you to everyone who completed our 2023/24 cost of living survey, the results of which will be used to develop our contribution to the 2024 Joint Trade Union pay claim.

What came through loud and clear was that members were being severely impacted by the cost of living crisis this past two years. Overwhelmingly members reported being at least £60, but in most cases £80 worse off a month, which is a significant amount for any worker.

Again when asked about an increase, members were clear that they didn’t want to go backwards again, so are looking for that an increase matched to the cost of living was crucial. We also don’t want to fall behind G4S Cash, and so far we are given they secured an 8.5% pay rise last year.

Therefore we’re proposing that similar to G4S Cash the RPI inflation rate for October is the 2024 award, which also reflects the fact that inflation has remained stubbornly high this past year despite almost all projections last year suggesting it would be significantly lower throughout 2023.

Members also indicated that they wanted to see improvements on:

• rates of overtime @ 1.5 per hour;
• increased holiday entitlement by 2 days and
• rates of bank holiday premium @ 2.0 per hour.

In advance of the pay talks we have also submitted a request for information on the Company financial performance in order to challenge any issues regarding the ‘affordability’ of both your claim and any Company counter-offer. We will keep members updated as talks progress.

Please share this bulletin and encourage any non-members to join www.gmb.org.uk/join-gmb

Yours in solidarity,

GMB NNC GMB National Officer

2 November 2023