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await sheltered housing tribunal by Emma
Phillips
Many branches will be looking out for the result of a tribunal
lodged by Aberdeenshire Branch for Sheltered Housing Wardens.
Wardens have taken Employment Tribunals because they do
not believe they have been paid the National Minimum Wage
and they believe the Working Time Directive has been breached.
They have been expected to be on-call and available for
ridiculously long hours. UNISON believes the time they have
been on call is working time and the wardens should have
been paid properly for it. The on-call system has a major
impact on their lives.
There have been lengthy discussions to try to resolve the
matter for years. Eventually, members decided enough was
enough and lodged the tribunal claims last September.
There was a case management hearing in the tribunal in
January 2005 and another one is expected by the end of April
before the full case is heard at tribunal.
In the meantime, Aberdeenshire UNISON is gathering information
on everyone's contracts and working time. They are also
gathering information on the working practice for sheltered
housing wardens throughout the years because there were
different practices over time and in different areas.
SiU will be following this closely and updates will
follow.
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