VEOLIA HAVE ANNOUNCED PROPOSED REDUNDANCIES. 

Veolia have announced that they intend to enter into a formal 30 days consultation process on the proposed redundancies of refuse/recycling workers in the Tamworth Depot.

Veolia are currently contracted to provide refuse/recycling services for Tamworth Borough Council.  There have already been substantial redundancies at the end of June and this further round will result in a reduction of approximately a third of front line workers delivering the service.

Mohammed Khalik, GMB fulltime Official said “This is obviously devastating news for our members who provide an essential service for the residents of Tamworth.  It is all the more disappointing when you consider that there is a proposal to bring the service back in house next year.

I do not believe for an instant that a reduction of 30% of the frontline staff will not have a major impact on the service provided to the residents in Tamworth.”

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Contact: Mohammed Khalik, GMB Officer 01827 66001 or 07753 615442 or Samantha Jones, GMB Birmingham & West Midlands Regional Media Administrator 0121 550 4888.