Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire 20,000 staff

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 25 Sept, 12:42 · Archive

Glasgow City Council will dismiss and rehire more than 20,000 non-teaching staff under new contracts.

Glasgow City Council will dismiss and rehire more than 20,000 non-teaching staff under new contracts after negotiations with trade unions broke down. The council says it will send details of new contracts to affected staff next week. The move follows a pay dispute involving unions Unison, Unite and GMB.

How it is being reported

• Glasgow council bosses ‘feel sick’ about firing and rehiring 23,000 workersIndependent Business · 25 Sept, 13:20
• Glasgow council bosses ‘feel sick’ about firing and rehiring 23,000 workersEvening Standard · 25 Sept, 13:12
• Council accused of 'bullying staff' over plan to fire and rehire 20,000 workersGB News · 25 Sept, 10:39
• More than 20,000 council staff to be fired and rehiredSky News · 24 Sept, 20:52

In this story: Glasgow City Council · Unison · Unite · GMB · Glasgow

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