| Branches
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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