Homecare services for people in Kirklees must be brought back in-house and delivered by the council, says UNISON today (Tuesday). The union is calling on Kirklees Council to deliver the services itself, rather than outsourcing to private care providers, as part of efforts to crack down on the exploitation of migrant care workers. Currently, anyone […]
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Plans by Kirklees Council to close two customer service centres next week are being forced through without any consultation with the public, unions or the staff they represent and councillors must think again, says UNISON today (Tuesday). The local authority had proposed closing the two centres, in Huddersfield and Dewsbury, with the loss of around 40 […]
The proposed closure of community support centres by Kirklees Council risk letting down victims of domestic violence and others who have nowhere to turn, UNISON says today (Wednesday). In the past few days a customer service officer in Kirklees, based in one of the centres earmarked to be shut, provided key face-to-face support for a […]
Staff working at two customer service centres at risk of closure by Kirklees Council are being balloted for strike action, says UNISON today (Monday). The council is proposing to shut the two sites, in Huddersfield and Dewsbury, which would lead to the loss of more than 40 jobs. The centres offer support to the community […]
Proposals to close two customer services centres in Kirklees are likely to have the greatest impact on the most vulnerable members of the local community, says UNISON today (Monday). A formal consultation to close the centres in Huddersfield and Dewsbury began last week. The plans could see the loss of more than 40 council jobs, […]
Proposals which could see cuts to a number of children’s services at Kirklees Council would come at an immeasurable cost to young people, UNISON is warning today (Monday). The council is trying to address a funding gap of over £20m, and is already planning job cuts, and potential closure of other services including care homes. […]
Leisure centres in Kirklees are at risk as the council looks to address its budget shortfall, UNISON is warning. The union has been told by Kirklees Active Leisure that it is planning to make 235 redundancies across five of the centres it runs on behalf of the council, as well as its head office. The […]
Workers from Kirklees Council will lobby their employer ahead of this afternoon’s cabinet meeting against potential closures of care homes and leisure centres, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Workers represented by UNISON will be gathering outside Huddersfield Town Hall at 2.30pm, ahead of the cabinet meeting at 3pm. The council is planning to cut 250 jobs […]
Workers at Kirklees Council represented by UNISON lobbied the council ahead of its meeting yesterday (Wednesday), over planned cuts to address financial pressures faced by the authority. UNISON Kirklees branch secretary Mick Donoghue also addressed the council meeting. You can watch his deputation below, or read it in full. “Thirteen years of Tory mis-management have brought […]
Workers from Kirklees Council will lobby the employer ahead of a council meeting on Wednesday over plans to cut 250 jobs, UNISON says today (Monday). The job cuts are to address an overspend of more than £20 million – and workers are now being balloted over potential strike action in response. The lobby, which is […]
