Yesterday, Jo Miller posted on the council’s intranet that
she had responded to the letter UNISON sent her last Friday regarding legal
claims on behalf of members. We can only assume that Jo's response has gone astray as, to date,
no such communication has been received. She went on to say that “the legal advice
the council has received to date is that we are doing the right things in the
right way”. She further goes on to state
that they have referred UNISON’s letter to the council’s external lawyers for
further advice. If the legal advice is so good, why would it need to be
referred to “External Lawyers”?
On the advice of Thompsons Solicitors, UNISON is confident
that the action we take on behalf of our members at tribunal stands a high
probability of success. Let's hope that
when this external advice confirms our position Jo is not too surprised.
Just because she has communicated to staff that this is
right, doesn’t make it so!! Despite the assertion by Jo that only 804 people
are yet to sign, approx 1300 staff were issued with dismissal notices. All 1300 are able to take up the “unfair
dismissal” claims. UNISON has been able
to waive the 4 week rule to access legal
services. This will enable people to join UNISON and lodge a claim against DMBC
with us. Look out for the new One Voice
newsletter next week for further updates.
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