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Your Voice
PAY - DOING THE RIGHT THING
It is pay review time across the Monteray RSPs. Your
Union has been active in lobbying for a real improvement
in members pay packets.
The basic claim to the four employers Carillion ((for
Monteray South East and Monteray North), Haden (for
Monteray South West, South Wales &West London),
Reliance (for Monteray Central) and Mitie (for Monteray
Scotland &North East) is for a 5% increase on pay
rates and any related allowances. This was drawn up
in consultation with the CWU's Monteray Forum which
includes representatives of members from across the
RSPs.
We have also sought two other improvements that you
have told us that are particularly important: we want to
see the same overtime premium payable to grade 4 staff as
for grades 2 and 3.We also want to make sure that any
of our members who are paid at the National Minimum
Wage levels receive an increase on the pay review date
of 1 April rather than having to wait until the revision of
the National Minimum wage each October.
Although the figure is the same across the RSPs, the
reasons why each company can afford this increase are
different. Set out below is just three or four points for
each. All we want is for our members to share in the
success of the companies that they work for. After all,
the companies are built on the efforts of you.
We have told the employers that we know there are
some constraints surrounding the BT contract and that
we would be very keen to explore with them how our
members can benefit from group-wide schemes that
the parent companies run. We expect to hear more
shortly from Monteray South East, Monteray North and
Monteray Central. Monteray Scotland and the North
East has said that they are considering our position. We
will, of course, report any progress and developments to
members and branches.
Carillion
- Pay anomalies in technical grades need to be addressed.
- Profit before tax, earnings per share and pre-tax profit all up by around 10%
Mitie
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- Pre--tax profit up by 7.8%.
- Revenue up by 14.5%
- Earnings per share up by 17.6%.
- Share price up by more than 14%%
Reliance
- Operating profit in Facilities Management up by 12%.
- Forward Order Book value up by 4%
- Dividend per share up by 7.1%
- Share price up by 10% over 2005.
Haden
- Parent Company Balfour Beattie pre—tax profits up by 20%
- Earnings per share increased by 39%%.
- Revenue increased by 14%%
- Share price up by 20%%
GET ONLINE CLICK ON THE CWU 'S MONTERAY PAGE
If you have access to the internet then you
can visit the CWU Monteray web page.
The link is www.cwu.org/links/Monteray.
On the web page you will . find updates of
discussions we are having with the business,
the Minutes of the Monteray Forum and copies of
our National Agreements. It is a useful way to
keep in touch.
However remember that Monteray RSPs are very
clear that internet use at work is only for business
purposes. While we would
always argue that it is every union
members right to make reasonable
use of their union website as
part of their work, this may not be
a view that Monteray managers
share (we are in correspondence
with the company to clarify this). Therefore you
are advised to access this website from
non-work PCs.
CWU MONTERAY FORUM
REPRESENTING
YOUR INTERESTS
The CWU is the union for Monteray
staff in grades 2,3 and 4 and the
more members we have the more
influence we can have over pay,
conditions and other matters.
Already, dozens of Monteray employees have
benefited from the CWU ’s representation at discipline
and grievance hearings.
To join contact either your branch or head office
by phone, email or letter.
READING THIS AND NOT
A MEMBER?
WHY EVER NOT?
The most recent meeting of
the CWU Monteray Forum took
place in January – the Minutes are
available on our website or from your
branch office. If there are issues that
you feel should be discussed, then click on
this link to email head office or speak to your local
CWU representative. If you are not sure who your
representative is, contact should be through your
branch office.
Getting involved
It is vital for the success of the CWU in
Monteray that we have local representatives
who work for the company speaking up on
behalf of members there.
If you are interested in becoming a CWU
Monteray rep,then please contact Jo Thair
at the union 's head office,contact details
jthair@cwu.org or phone 020 8971 7487.
The burden need not be a heavy one.What
we need above all else are people who are
prepared to act as contact points so that we
can feed information out to people through
them,and they in turn can feed information
from our members back to us.
Monteray forum
The first meeting of the CWU Monteray forum took place at the
union 's head office in London on 15th December.Representatives
from all of the Monteray RSPs attended to consider recruitment,
organising and training issues.
The forum will next meet again before Easter.
If you have got an issue which y u want discussed at the forum,
then let your local rep know or email us here at head office.
If you want to attend the forum as a Monteray representative,
then again let us know and we can discuss the best way for you to
be involved.The minutes of the forum are available from your local
branch and from them you will see that this is not just a “talking
shop ”.It is the way in which we co-ordinate our activity and work out
the priorities for making life better at work.
New security legislation
As most members will know,the Securities Industry Act
comes into force early in 2006.Among other things,
this will require security personnel looking after another
company 's assets to be registered - and this requires a
series of identity checks and training to be undertaken.
We are pleased to say that Monteray and the CWU have
been working closely together to understand the impact of
the legislation and to make sure that people are not
disadvantaged.
One of the main concerns is the cost of training /
registration.This is something that would put an
impossible burden on the RSPs,and in the contract with
BT it is quite clear that these sort of changes should
receive extra funding.The next question is to make sure
that the funding takes place in such a way that there are
not cash flow problems.
We also need to make sure that there are enough trained
personnel in place on the day that the new regulations
apply and work closely to minimise any difficulties that
people might have going through the necessary identity
checks.
All security guards,and those who supervise or manage
them,are going to be affected to a certain extent.If y u
have not had detailed proposals from your manager about
how your RSP intends to deal with the challenge of the
changes to legislation,take the initiative and contact them!
The union is also available to pr vide assistance in
ensuring that any necessary action is taken ahead of time.
Cleaning up
The CWU is aware of the very difficult situation for all
Monteray employees but especially for cleaners.
Often working a relatively few number of hours,
with pay traditionally not much above the national
minimum wage,it can be a particularly tough job.
The CWU believes in justice and respect for all
workers irrespective of their circumstances and,
that is why ver the coming year we will be
concentrating particularly on making sure that
cleaners have a voice -and that voice is through
the CWU.
Watch out for our special leaflet,but you do not
need to wait until then.
Contact your local representative or any of the
people detailed in this newsletter and they will be
able to pr vide more information for cleaners and
more information on membership.Increasing
numbers of cleaners are turning to the CWU for
support but the more of us there are the more
we can do.
The BT Contract
Monteray were awarded the FM
contract from BT in 2001 for a
five year period.The key
question on everyone 's lips
now is “will the contract be
renewed?”
The CWU has been busy lobbying
BT to not only renew the contract but to
recognise that expecting Monteray to cut costs by
more than the rate of inflation every year makes it
impossible for BT,Monteray and our members to all
get what they want out of the situation.
Contract renewal negotiations have been going on for
a long time,and are still not yet complete as we go to
press.H wever,the CWU is cautiously optimistic that
there will be the right result.
Irrespective of what the outcome is,members can be
sure of the CWU 's strong support in ensuring that
there is the maximum degree of job security in any
set of circumstances.
CWU - opening doors
The CWU is constantly lobbying and
meeting Monteray managers to
deal with the concerns that
you,the members,have
alerted us to,as well as
strategic issues like changes
in legislation and the contract
with BT.
In the past three months we have
had meetings with the managing directors of
Monteray South East and Monteray North.We have
had detailed discussions with the HR directors of
Monteray South East,Monteray North and Monteray
South West,South Wales and West London.
Senior representatives from Monteray Central and
enabling organisation visited the union 's head office
to brief the Executive committee on the New Security
Industries Act.
We have held meetings with the head of BT Property,
to press the point for the extension of the contract
with Monteray,and for a new contract to be based on
something other than cost reductions.
We have also been in touch with every single RSP to
remind them that new obligations on employers to
consult with employees come into effect before the
end of March,and to ask them how they plan to deal
with this new obligation.
As you can see,the CWU does not just knock on
doors,we make sure they are open to us.
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