Thursday, December 3, 2009

Walk Out At IT Company HP

Unite has said it will organise a strike, involving about 100 staff, on 7th December. The dispute surrounds the transfer of 150 workers from HP to HP CDS, a subsidiary company.

The union accuses HP of "taking advantage of weaknesses in current employment legislation to remove pay and pension benefits, including a performance bonus scheme worth up to £2000 and the final salary pension scheme".

Unite members last month voted by a 77 per cent majority to walk out over the row.

Unite members also plan to refuse to do overtime and will work to rule from 4 January. Two further two-day strikes and a five-day strike are planned for January and February.

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