TUPE The UNISON Experience Institute of Employment Rights Margie Jaffe November 2009.

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TUPE The UNISON Experience Institute of Employment Rights Margie Jaffe November 2009

TUPE - an organising issue 1. TUPE matters 2.TUPE limitations 3.TUPE plus 4.TUPE improvements -

1. TUPE matters A. Market for public services B. Life before TUPE C. Early intervention

A. Market for public services growing Total outsourcing expenditure by sector (2007/ /13). Source: Kable 1. TUPE matters

B. Life before TUPE - a race to the bottom “Most of the savings from contracting out arise because contractors offer poorer conditions of employment …… they eliminate costly bonus schemes and overtime working, provide little or no sick pay, and avoid national insurance payments by means of more part time working. The difference in total labour costs may typically be of the order of 25%. Pensions are the main single element in it.” 1986 HM Treasury Report: Using Private Enterprise in Government

i) Before outsourcing is considered l Service review and commissioning l Procurement agreement l In-house options/bids ii) Alternatives to transfer l Secondment (Retention of Employment) 1. TUPE matters C. Early intervention

2. TUPE limitations A. Exclusions B. Application C. Unintended consequences D. Public service reform -

2. TUPE limitations A. Exclusions Excludes pensions Does not cover all staff Does not cover all transfers Excludes new starters and other employees (Two tier workforce)

2. TUPE limitations B. Application Employer inexperience and failures TUPE time limits Economic, technical and organisational reasons Enforcement

2. TUPE limitations C. Unintended consequences Multiple tiers Inflexible job progression The TUPE union -

2. TUPE limitations D. New models of public service reform Shared services Integrated services

TUPE plus = additional terms and conditions A. Government TUPE supplements B. TU additions during procurement 3. TUPE plus

A. Government TUPE supplements l Widespread TUPE application – Cabinet Office Guidelines l Pensions - A fair deal for Staff Pensions l Two tier codes

3. TUPE plus B. TU additions during procurement l Maximum t&c in individual contracts l Two tier codes l Pensions l Links to public sector pay

3. TUPE plus Case study Newcastle City Council Schools PFI l Procurement Protocol - Review tender documents - Interview contract bidders - Trade Union to evaluate each bid by: l - level of service l - terms and conditions l Agreement - TUPE applies to all staff transferred - For the life of the contract - Transferred staff maintain council pay and conditions - New employees - same t&c, pay - NJC conditions will apply to all staff - Union recognition for all staff -

4. TUPE improvements A. TUPE l Arbitration l Inclusion of pensions l Stronger protections l Fixed time limit ? – but minimum could become a maximum B. Public service reform Staff passports Generic public service worker Fair wages clause