The Board has formally abandoned plans to move staff into a separate company. We will continue to monitor future staffing proposals to ensure these protections remain in place.
May 30, 2018
Final supporters
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are moving closer to setting up a "Wholly Owned Company" to provide facilities and estates services.
These plans would involve transferring over 2,000 dedicated, loyal staff out of NHS employment into a new separate private company owned by the hospital Trust.
UNISON and other NHS Trade Unions are asking the public to sign petitions and make their opinions known before the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Board of Directors meet on the 29th March 2018.
The plans will result in porters, domestic cleaners, ward caterers, procurement staff and potentially many others losing their status as NHS employees.
The plans will also create a TWO tier workforce by employing new staff on inferior terms and conditions. NHS pensions will not be available to new staff and ultimately the quality of patient care could potential suffer.
SAY NO TO WHOLLY OWNED COMPANIES AT LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 24, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
March 14, 2018
March 13, 2018
We are approaching the first one hundred signatures and need to maintain this momentum to ensure the Board of Directors acknowledges our position. I am finalizing the formal letter for the upcoming meeting and will present our current count as leverage during the presentation.
272 Comments
I have worked for Leeds Teaching Hospital for just over twenty three years. I remember the dangling of the carrot in 2008, and am not prepared to be ripped off again, by Agenda For Change. We just can not let them take our pensions, wages and holliday away from us
This happened to me 22 years ago when BT sold my group off under TUPE. Don't believe the smooth words the managers are saying now. Once you've moved they will spin all sorts of scare stories to get you to voluntarily sign away your terms and conditions.
I failed to see how this Empowers staff, it certainly is not Fair or Collaborative and unlikoto enhance Patient-centred care. I hope those responsible are held Accountable. Shame on you Julian Hartley.
How unfair is this policy to privatise these staff they will have less workers rights less pay. Would the Director of finance and chief exec agree to a pension cut and pay cut. this is grossly unfair and very divisive in the work place.
I work for the nhs and believe setting up a wholly owned nhs company is the wrong choice for the nhs although the savings short term are attractive I believe in the long run it will be catastrophic for patients care and staff.
We are sick of the GREED that is taking over our NHS , doing it on the sly and overriding the voice of the public !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, PLEASE SAVE OUR NHS HAS IT WAS FORMED IN 1948 !!!.
SAVE our NHS UNPRIVATISED !!!, GREED is taking over NHS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
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The Board has formally abandoned plans to move staff into a separate company. We will continue to monitor future staffing proposals to ensure these protections remain in place.
May 30, 2018
Final supporters
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are moving closer to setting up a "Wholly Owned Company" to provide facilities and estates services.
These plans would involve transferring over 2,000 dedicated, loyal staff out of NHS employment into a new separate private company owned by the hospital Trust.
UNISON and other NHS Trade Unions are asking the public to sign petitions and make their opinions known before the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Board of Directors meet on the 29th March 2018.
The plans will result in porters, domestic cleaners, ward caterers, procurement staff and potentially many others losing their status as NHS employees.
The plans will also create a TWO tier workforce by employing new staff on inferior terms and conditions. NHS pensions will not be available to new staff and ultimately the quality of patient care could potential suffer.
SAY NO TO WHOLLY OWNED COMPANIES AT LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 24, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
March 14, 2018
March 13, 2018
We are approaching the first one hundred signatures and need to maintain this momentum to ensure the Board of Directors acknowledges our position. I am finalizing the formal letter for the upcoming meeting and will present our current count as leverage during the presentation.
272 Comments
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is better together. Don't fracture our services for short term monetary gain. In the longer run we will all be worse off. Loyal staff should be rewarded not KICKED OUT of the NHS! There are better ways to make savings. How about a flatter structure?
I have worked for Leeds Teaching Hospital for just over twenty three years. I remember the dangling of the carrot in 2008, and am not prepared to be ripped off again, by Agenda For Change. We just can not let them take our pensions, wages and holliday away from us
This happened to me 22 years ago when BT sold my group off under TUPE. Don't believe the smooth words the managers are saying now. Once you've moved they will spin all sorts of scare stories to get you to voluntarily sign away your terms and conditions.
I failed to see how this Empowers staff, it certainly is not Fair or Collaborative and unlikoto enhance Patient-centred care. I hope those responsible are held Accountable. Shame on you Julian Hartley.
How unfair is this policy to privatise these staff they will have less workers rights less pay. Would the Director of finance and chief exec agree to a pension cut and pay cut. this is grossly unfair and very divisive in the work place.
I work for the nhs and believe setting up a wholly owned nhs company is the wrong choice for the nhs although the savings short term are attractive I believe in the long run it will be catastrophic for patients care and staff.
We are sick of the GREED that is taking over our NHS , doing it on the sly and overriding the voice of the public !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, PLEASE SAVE OUR NHS HAS IT WAS FORMED IN 1948 !!!.
SAVE our NHS UNPRIVATISED !!!, GREED is taking over NHS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals is better together. Don't fracture our services for short term monetary gain. In the longer run we will all be worse off. Loyal staff should be rewarded not KICKED OUT of the NHS! There are better ways to make savings. How about a flatter structure?