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Equality Resources Information – Safe at Home
At this challenging time, when we are all asked to stay indoors, family pressures, worries and anxiety can affect us in so many different ways.
Should you feel you or a family member or a work colleague. needs assistance or just someone to talk too, please see below…
Posted: 24
GMB@Menzieshill House Dear Member, Your well being and health and safety is paramount and we have raised your concerns with management. Masks and other PPE should be regularly changed, particularly if you have come in to contact with residents who have suspected Covid-19. These should be disposed of safely. Appropriate PPE should be available and…
Posted: 23
Dear Member GMB have agreed that if any of you wish to volunteer to work you can. These are for very specific roles only that have been risk assessed and there should be no deviation from these. Our advice as your union is to remain at home and keep yourselves safe, however if you wish…
Posted: 20
GMB PKC Members We have had confirmation that if you are moved between jobs, or redeployed into other sectors you will be paid the rate for the job if that grade is higher. We absolutely welcome that. If you are redeployed into a post that is a lower grade, you will continue to be paid…
Posted: 16
GMB@Homecare Dundee City Council have finally agreed the GMB request that Homecare members can do job and finish. This puts you in line with the predominantly male workforces and is not before time and was after the GMB let them know that a grievance would be submitted otherwise. Please make sure you keep in regular…
Posted: 16
Dear Member,
Good morning, just a quick follow up from our conference call with Dundee City Council on Tuesday 14th April 2020.
We have been advised that Vicky Irons has been invited to participate in a conference call with the First Minister this afternoon around Social Care.
The GMB…
Posted: 16
Dear Colleagues
Covid-19
Our employees and Shop Stewards have been at the forefront of the battle over PPE and Safe Systems of work.
I am humbled by all to work that is going on and I pay tribute to the courage of all our members who have had the courage to speak out about the…
Posted: 14
Dear Member, Good afternoon, just an update from todays conference call with Dundee City Council. We have been advised that Vicky Irons has been invited to contribute to participate in a conference call with the First Minister this afternoon around Social Care. The GMB have requested that testing should be a major discussion point on…
Posted: 8
Dear Member, We had a call yesterday afternoon with Angus management. There has been no agreement reached as GMB will not compromise on your health and safety. A two metre distance should always be maintained. Waste Members: No more than 1 person in a cab at any time. If necessary, then people should follow in…
Posted: 7
7 April 2020
Dear Colleague
I wanted to bring this important opinion piece from the Daily Record to your attention.
As you know as this crisis has unfolded, GMB Scotland has been telling the stories of
workers in Homecare and Residential Care. Opinion pieces like this are very important
in keeping pressure…