Financial settlement also reached for limited number of workers currently facing redundancy

City & Guilds has provided Unite with guarantees that plans for mass redundancies and offshoring to Greece referenced in a leaked business plan will not go ahead.

Following intensive negotiations with the training and qualifications body, Unite has also secured a financial settlement for the limited number of workers currently being made redundant.

The settlement means that compulsory job losses can largely be avoided through voluntary redundancies.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “City & Guilds workers will be breathing a small sigh of relief now that these guarantees have been given and a financial settlement reached. These were only achieved because of the hard work and determination of Unite’s workplace reps and members.”

City & Guilds was bought by Greek-firm PeopleCert last autumn. Following the sale, around 75 job losses were announced.

Unite regional officer Peter Storey said: “Unite will remain vigilant of the future direction of travel at City & Guilds under PeopleCert. Protecting the long-term security of City & Guilds staff is our top priority and I urge all workers that are still not members to join Unite: Strong unionised workplaces deliver stronger outcomes for workers.”  

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Notes to editors:

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Unite is Britain and Ireland’s largest union with members working across all sectors of the economy. The general secretary is Sharon Graham.