STAFFING LEVELS & CONTINUED USE OF AGENCY STAFF The point was raised that despite TMF implementing efficiancy savings,agency staff are still being used to quite a high degree.TMF said they are still having problems recruiting and retaining staff but it has been passed on to Managers that there is a protocol to follow when filling shifts :p/t,f/t,relief staff to be offered before going to agency.
DISCIPLINARY&GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
It was raised by UNISON that that Managers were sometime not following procedures, TMF said they will be carrying out training with their Managers.
ANNUAL LEAVE/AUTHORISATION
There have been instances where staff have been told by their Manager that they can carry over annual leave in to the next leave year above the 38hrs referred to in the staff handbook when they have beeen unable to take it due to sickness or other reasons only to be told by HR that they will lose it, UNISON asked who has the authority to grant this,TMF said it should go through Service Manager.Lorraine Eivers has asked UNISON to gather any information on staff who are in this situation. So please get in touch with your steward if you are affected.
STUDY TIME/SVQ3&4
TMF will now have their own assessors, there will be induction and study/workshop days set up at Clyde St, Frank Doherty is working on this at present.
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
UNISON have asked for these as it would help Stewards in their role when advising members. TMF said they are almost ready to go out.
PAY CLAIM
Simon Macfarlane, Regional Organiser submitted the pay claim today, saying that the ballot had returned 90% in agreement with 2.5%, this will be taken to the Board meeting on 28/6/10.
REDUNDANCIES AT RED TOWER PROJECT
UNISON expressed it extreme concern about the recently announced closure of Red Tower with 30 redundancies. TMF advised they had been called in at short notice by Health Board and Glasgow City Council to be told funding was being pulled, prior to this they had been working on a remodelled service. UNISON asked for and received contact information for officers in Council and Health Board who had made decision so as the issue could be raised with them. UNISON pressed TMF to do everything they could to minimise compulsory redundancies and to find suitable vacancies for staff.
Any Other Business
New project for Dementia at Bankhall St will be handed over to TMF in August, start-up and funding has still to be agreed.
Rosewood Project will not close now until September with some staff moving to Elderslie Project and some trasferring to Health Board
These are the issues that were discussed at the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) on 10th June 2010.
Alice Lyness, Convenor
