Union PCS members employed by security company G4S have won two trade union recognition agreements covering the Cabinet Office and related sites and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, covering approximately 150 security officers. Trade union recognition is an acknowledgement by an employer that a union has the right to consult and negotiate on behalf of its members on key workplace issues such as pay and terms and conditions. It allows PCS members covered by the agreement to elect their local trade union representatives and to have an independent voice in the workplace. PCS members started organising for trade union recognition well before they were transferred to G4S on 1 October.
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