Workers who walked out from their desks at the government’s Disclosure and Barring Service in Liverpool city centre have secured a pay rise of more than 10%.
After threatening indefinite industrial action in a long-running pay dispute, Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) members working at Hinduja Global Solutions have announced they have brought strikes to an end after a deal was reached. The 82 staff, employed by HGS to run the contact centre and back-office functions of the government’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), took six weeks of action outside their offices on Tithebarn Street.
Workers walked out over pay, including a commitment to paying at least the Living Wage Foundation of £10.90 per hour, pay when sick, an annual leave entitlement of 27 days, paid breaks and job security. An extended period of action looked on the horizon when talks broke down with conciliation service ACAS.
