We have had many questions from members regarding the results of the SPVA Staff Attitude Survey, particularly since they were mentioned as having been seen by the AMG in April.
Well, since then, your TU H&S reps have been made aware that the results of the SPVA Staff Attitude Survey raise issues that may well have a direct impact upon staffs’ health, safety and welfare.
As members may be aware, under the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 (SRSCR); Regulation 7 states: “appointed safety representatives will need to be given information and knowledge over and above that necessary for employees generally to enable them to play an informed part in promoting health and safety at work.”
The approved code of practice (ACOP) to the same regulations describes the type of information an employer should divulge to safety reps including: “Any other information specifically related to matters affecting the health and safety at work of his employees.”
Given the regulations and the appended code of practice, it is clear that the results of the SPVA Staff Attitude Survey should have been copied to TU H&S as a matter of course for consultation as and when AMG were made aware of the findings. We cannot understand why this did not happen.
We hope that this was simply an oversight, that will not be repeated, rather than a breach of the regulations and code of practice. We have asked management for the survey results to be disclosed to your TU H&S Convenor without further delay and will keep members fully informed as we progress this matter with all urgency.
Friday 30 May 2008
Tuesday 13 May 2008
PCS SAVE 150 SPVA JOBS AT INNSWORTH
Staff at the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) based at Innsworth, Gloucester, celebrated today at news that their jobs are safe.
The decision by Derek Twigg MP, the Under Secretary of State for Defence and Veteran’s Minister not to allow the SPVA Future Accommodation Study(FAS) proposals to move SPVA from the Innsworth site to be given further consideration was warmly welcomed by the PCS union that has fought so hard to keep the 150 jobs at Innsworth.
PCS Branch Secretary, Eric Rothery, said “ Staff here at Innsworth wanted to continue working here, not just for reasons of self interest, but because they genuinely care about the work they do, the support it gives to the front line and they could see the endemic risk of moving these functions for very little, if any, actual economic gain. Management unfortunately did not seem to care about people, be that staff, customers or stakeholders, and we had a constant struggle to see what focus their actions were based upon”.
Throughout the campaign and the consultation process, the local union officials were impressed with the even-handedness of the elected Ministers (Derek Twigg MP and Bob Ainsworth MP) and their willingness to listen to the counter arguments put forward by the staff at Innsworth. The local union is also grateful for the support and dedication shown by the SPVA Whitley Secretary, Andy Boylan, and National Group figures, Calum Campbell, K C Jones and Dougie Brownlie and also the local Retired Officers Association who were also very active in the campaign. They would also like to thank all the PCS friends and colleagues all over the country that signed the petition to keep the SPVA at Innsworth.
The local union would also wish to acknowledge the strength of feeling staff had towards the FAS proposals and this was actively and positively transferred into helping provide input to the response to the Business Case and writing and meeting with their local MP’s and councillors. Staff should be extremely proud that Minister has recognised their expertise and professionalism and has decided that they should be retained within the Defence community.
The decision by Derek Twigg MP, the Under Secretary of State for Defence and Veteran’s Minister not to allow the SPVA Future Accommodation Study(FAS) proposals to move SPVA from the Innsworth site to be given further consideration was warmly welcomed by the PCS union that has fought so hard to keep the 150 jobs at Innsworth.
PCS Branch Secretary, Eric Rothery, said “ Staff here at Innsworth wanted to continue working here, not just for reasons of self interest, but because they genuinely care about the work they do, the support it gives to the front line and they could see the endemic risk of moving these functions for very little, if any, actual economic gain. Management unfortunately did not seem to care about people, be that staff, customers or stakeholders, and we had a constant struggle to see what focus their actions were based upon”.
Throughout the campaign and the consultation process, the local union officials were impressed with the even-handedness of the elected Ministers (Derek Twigg MP and Bob Ainsworth MP) and their willingness to listen to the counter arguments put forward by the staff at Innsworth. The local union is also grateful for the support and dedication shown by the SPVA Whitley Secretary, Andy Boylan, and National Group figures, Calum Campbell, K C Jones and Dougie Brownlie and also the local Retired Officers Association who were also very active in the campaign. They would also like to thank all the PCS friends and colleagues all over the country that signed the petition to keep the SPVA at Innsworth.
The local union would also wish to acknowledge the strength of feeling staff had towards the FAS proposals and this was actively and positively transferred into helping provide input to the response to the Business Case and writing and meeting with their local MP’s and councillors. Staff should be extremely proud that Minister has recognised their expertise and professionalism and has decided that they should be retained within the Defence community.
Friday 2 May 2008
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