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RMT members at Svitzer Terminals vote for strike action over sick pay
The dispute originates from the TUPE transfer of staff from Solent Towage to Svitzer Terminals, after the company failed to apply sick pay properly in line with long-standing practices.
RMT has made multiple attempts over months to resolve the...
Region: Wessex
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RMT ballot Svitzer Terminals over sick pay failures
Following the TUPE transfer of RMT members from Solent Towage to Svitzer which provides towage services for the ExxonMobil refinery in Fawley, the union has received multiple reports of management misapplying contractual sick pay.
In one case, a member was forced to repay sick pay to the employer.
Despite repeated attempts by RMT representatives to resolve the issue through negotiation, no progress has been made.
The union maintains that Svitzer is in breach of long-established collective agreements and is failing to uphold the sick pay provisions its members are contractually entitled to.
RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “Svitzer’s refusal to resolve this matter shows a complete disregard for their staff and for collective bargaining agreements with us.
"We will not stand by while our members are denied their most basic contractual rights.
"If the employer does not come to their senses, then industrial action cannot be ruled out."
The ballot opens on Thursday 30 October, and will close on Thursday 27 November.
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