It has been revealed that Unite has won a claim on behalf of all catering staff who transferred from ZSL London Zoo to Charlton House Catering (trading as Ampersand) because of a failure to consult in advance of changing their employment conditions detrimentally.
This failure to consult, contrary to Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment (TUPE) Regulations, has resulted in a binding financial settlement which will benefit 33 workers – both union members and non-union members.
Unite Legal Services instructed its Solicitors, Pattinson & Brewer, to act on their behalf and Adrian Taylor, ZSL Group Secretary, said he was very pleased with the outcome:
“Justice has been served for our members, and for once their co-workers also benefit as they saw first hand how Unite can make a real difference to their working conditions and stand up for them.”
Paul Statham, of Pattinson & Brewer, added:
“Sometimes employers breach existing employment law for the sake of expediency, and this can have a dramatic effect on the contractual rights of the staff on whom they depend. Fortunately in this case a sensible view was taken, agreement reached all round and, hopefully, a useful lesson learned for the future.”
Pamela Flores is an events professional with experience at Symposium Events, a UK-based conference and events organization. She has worked in editorial and event coordination roles within the HR and expatriate management sector, contributing to the organization of major conferences including the Expatriate Management and Global Mobility conference. Her background spans online editorial work and events management within the professional conference industry.
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