Job security for O2 retail staff
6th February 2013
The CWU has secured a commitment from mobile giant O2 that
the principles and spirit of TUPE legislation is adhered to as
plans to franchise 82 of their 450 stores get underway.
Following the shock announcement in October last year, CWU
negotiators have been hard at work to ensure a consistent solution
for some 400 retail assistants due to be affected by the
company's franchising decision, irrespective of their new
employer.
Although the business is still searching for franchisees, the
union has confirmed a number of minimum requirements that any new
employer will adhere to in order to match Telefonica terms and
conditions of employment. These include:
- Basic salary
- Contractual working hours and patterns
- ATCs currently paid
- Location allowances
- Current holiday entitlement
- Entitlement to participate in commission scheme
- Public holidays
- Notice period
- Pay and pension protection
- Premiums/bank holidays/Sunday hours
- Redundancy terms
- LOS holiday entitlement
- Life assurance
- Personal accident assurance
- Death in service
- Entitlement to participant in company pension scheme
- Sick pay
- Spirit points
- 30 x friends and family 30% discount
- Staff offers (£20 a month)
Discussions on union recognition, pay progression and
policies including performance management and flexible benefits are
ongoing.
Commenting, CWU assistant secretary Sally
Bridge said: "We will continue to work with the
business to ensure that the principles and spirit of the TUPE
legislation is adhered to with the aim of finding an approach which
is non detrimental to the terms and conditions of the members and
employees remuneration and working conditions."
For more information read: Pre-Christmas
betrayal of O2 store staff and the latest
briefing for members in O2 retail.
