DVLA Swansea Contact Centre – Strike Action Planned?
Staff at the DVLA Contact Centre in Swansea are being balloted on strike action over a dispute over additional payments for ‘Saturday Pay Premiums’.
The contact centre, which has 650 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), state that staff are being offered pay cuts by the Government for working over the weekend; The Uion have also stated that the management at the contact centre have introduced amended and reduced contracts for new employees.
A DVLA spokesman said: “We are disappointed that PCS are balloting our Contact Centre staff over weekend payments.
“Staff have already voted to accept reduced Saturday premium payments as part of a package of changes to terms and conditions.
“We have contingency arrangements in place to ensure we continue to provide a good service to our customers in the event of industrial action.”
The Union Ballot stared on Friday 10th July and closes Wednesday 22nd July 2015.
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