Dear Camden UNISON member,
TO CONTACT CAMDEN UNISON PLEASE EMAIL unison@camden.gov.uk AS WE ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK FROM THE OFFICE
First of all, we hope that you’re all keeping as well as possible. This is a worrying time for us all and making sure you are as safe as possible is really important.If you work for one of the private companies on a Camden Council contract, there will be some differences to the situation for members who work directly for Camden. We are trying to send out emails to you via your employer group, so an email will go out to members working for NSL, and for those of you working for Caterlink.
For information now, though, the work you do for both of those companies is critical for Camden to respond to the CV19 crisis. Caterlink staff are helping to provide the meals for children in the schools and wider community. NSL are, amongst other things, making sure that health workers have access to the additional parking spaces reserved for them so they can get to work safely and quickly, and to keep the public transport (buses) running for essential workers to use. There will be more detail in the specific emails.
But UNISON believes the same guidelines on pay when having symptoms or self-isolating should be in place, and you should not lose out financially if you are ill/have to stay at home in line with government advice due to CV19. If you are told otherwise, please speak to your local rep and email unison@camden.gov.uk
We also believe that in some of the jobs you already do, you should have things like sanitiser and/or wipes as appropriate as you can’t easily access soap and water whilst carrying out an important role where you have contact with, for example, door handles, lifts, vehicles. Ask your manager locally for this, but if it is not provided contact your rep or email unison@camden.gov.uk to discuss.
I hope that this is helpful information, you can also find more on the national UNISON website, but if you have any queries, please email us.
And don’t forget to show your support for our NHS workers tonight!
Liz
Liz Wheatley
Branch Secretary
Camden UNISON
Telephone: 020 7974 1633
Web: www.camdenunison.org.uk
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