Unite anger at 300 Capita jobs "at risk"
28 May 2008
Unite the union has reacted with anger at news today (Wednesday
28th May) that Capita has put 300 jobs at their processing centre
in Glasgow "at risk".
Capita have told staff that 300 processing staff are at risk of
losing their jobs as part of the decision to transfer their roles
to India. This is only the first phase of a process which could
include 450 jobs.
Graham Goddard, Unite Deputy General Secretary said: "Today 300
Capita employees have heard that a large number of them may not
have a job by the end of the year. Unite is angry that Capita will
not give staff a commitment that there will be no compulsory job
losses at the site in Glasgow.
"The offshoring of this work to India will be a bitter blow for
the workforce in Glasgow who now faces a very unfair and arbitrary
redundancy selection criteria. Unite will now be having discussions
with our members in order to assess our next steps."
The average salary those Capita employees impacted is between
£15,000 - £16,000.
For more information contact: Saba Mozakka, Unite Press Office
on: 020 7420 8938 or 07768 693 953.
