How can this possibly be legal?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....aff-pay-cut-move.html

Take a pay cut or be sacked, is this not blackmail?

The Council Tax payers of this Council, should refuse to pay any further Council Tax payments until this Council makes a 'U' turn on this one.

Hasn't the EU a law for a situation such as this?

[DrFilth]

the council tax payers can do nothing, the council would just get a court order and seize the full amount from the persons bank account

had an old work mate who forgot to pay a couple of months payments, the council got a court order and had the lot taken out in one go, he got no letter no warning first he knew he about it was when he went to a bank machine to get some cash and his account was empty

[DrFilth]

i have never heard of that but lots of firms these days have one wage and rules for old time staff and one wage and rules for new staff.
people can't afford to turn down jobs so agree to the new rules and pay conditions

[dave50]

Council tax payers are not going to make a stand when it's their money the council is saving by doing this.

[Old_Geezer]

As I understood it permanent employees can not be sacked without a legitimate reason, and can not be made redundant unless the function they were providing is no longer needed. So I am curious as to how one can sack everyone and insist they have to be rehired at a lower rate of pay. Granted a company can "downsize" if it become unviable but in those circumstances fewer tasks tend to be done, and those who remain employed are put upon to do more. This seems rather weird. Maybe they should all refuse to apply, and picket the place. Ah but there again right wing governments have probably made it illegal for plebs to stick up for their rights like that, as if they had any to begin with.

[Old_Geezer]

Who is left in the council to apply for the court order for all the people if no one has a job there ?

[DrFilth]

good answer og :)

[jno]

you know, you could produce your own Daily Mail; just follow this easy template

http://www.robmanuel....oeditthedailymail.jpg

[musicator]

"One member of staff, who did not wish to be named, said she would be up to £3,000 worse off each year as a result of the moves."

If a 5.4% pay cut results in a £3,000 loss then I feel great sympathy for this poor public sector worker currently earning a derisory £55,500 p.a. at a time when private sector workers in equivalent positions to their public sector brethren work 10% longer per day to earn 10% less.

[jno]

"up to"

[Ankou]

in my previous organisation, they had an across-the-board pay cut of 12 %. the average annual drop in basic salary for all grade levels was around £5,500.