Schedule 7
12:45 pm
Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East and Mexborough, Labour)
I beg to move amendment 423, in schedule 7, page 172, line 15, at end insert—
‘( ) Where the transfer results in a substantial change of terms and conditions, by the new employer or the previous employer pre-transfer, that are to the material detriment of the transferee, this will be seen as a breach of contract by the employer.’.
It is always a delight to see you in the Chair, Mrs. Humble. The schedule deals with staff transfer schemes about which LSC staff are concerned. I am sure that other hon. Members have received e-mails from LSC staff, who are probably also members of the in-house trade union, the Public and Commercial Services Union. Their main concern is compliance of the staff transfer scheme with the Cabinet Office statement of practice on staff transfers. In effect, we are talking about the transfer of public employees.
One e-mail that I received from a member of staff who lives in Mexborough in my constituency sums up the concerns in a nutshell.