Alan Brown PCS Group Secretary said, "Hardworking, dedicated staff
are being treated terribly by their employer. They have had a real terms pay
cut of 1.6% imposed upon them and many members are facing compulsory
redundancy. HP need to urgently meet and agree to stop attacking their own
staff. Government departments must be worried that those who keep their IT
systems ticking over are being removed from work by HP. This is a ticking time
bomb. HP must act to diffuse it now."
The action on 24th and 25th July will be involved in action short of
strike (including an overtime ban) from Friday 26th July. The union believe
that HP rely on overtime for IT support.
Hewlett Packard Workers strike for 2 days
Up to 1500 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services (HP) staff are
taking part in a 48 hour strike, today (Wednesday) and tomorrow, against
job cuts and the imposition of a pay offer by the company The staff deliver IT
systems and support for Government contracts in departments such as DWP, MOJ
and MOD. The members of the Public and Commercial Services union
(PCS) are demanding an end to continuing quarter after quarter job cuts
and compulsory redundancies. At the same time as getting rid of experienced
staff the company are involved in recruiting new staff on different terms and
conditions in sites they have deemed "hubs".
Over 500 staff are to lose their jobs in this HP business quarter as
part of a workforce reduction programme ironically called "make it
better". Make it better is due to run until October 2014. Make it better
has a target of reducing HP staffing levels by 29,000 worldwide by October
2014.
PCS have demanded that HP abide by a Job security Agreement that was
signed by HP and PCS that helped settle a dispute in 2010/2011 and that
the company agree a no compulsory redundancy agreement.
Alan Brown PCS Group Secretary said, "Hardworking, dedicated staff
are being treated terribly by their employer. They have had a real terms pay
cut of 1.6% imposed upon them and many members are facing compulsory
redundancy. HP need to urgently meet and agree to stop attacking their own
staff. Government departments must be worried that those who keep their IT
systems ticking over are being removed from work by HP. This is a ticking time
bomb. HP must act to diffuse it now."
The action on 24th and 25th July will be involved in action short of
strike (including an overtime ban) from Friday 26th July. The union believe
that HP rely on overtime for IT support.
