Job cuts ensuing from a restructure of West Dunbartonshire Leisure are unacceptable, an SNP councillor claims.
Earlier this 12 months we advised how a leisure belief whistleblower had warned a deliberate discount in employees would have “a big impression” on providers.
Deliberate cuts would see a 5.5 full-time equal (FTE) employees reduce, nevertheless, WDC say that is offset by present vacancies – decreasing the impression to 2.6FTE.
A ‘sport and exercise staff’ will likely be shaped to run native initiatives, together with the Loch Lomond 10k and sport vacation camps.
West Dunbartonshire Leisure mentioned the cuts wouldn't have an effect on frontline providers, and that commerce unions agreed to the organisational change coverage.
Nonetheless at a full assembly of West Dunbartonshire Council tomorrow (Wednesday) a movement from SNP member for Kirkpatrick Gordon Scanlan will oppose the cuts, calling employees losses “unacceptable” and warning the thought has “brought about misery, and negatively impacted belief and goodwill in senior administration.”
Cllr Scanlan’s movement additionally requires a ban on job cuts throughout the leisure group for 3 years.
Earlier this 12 months a whistleblower advised the Lennox: “There will likely be a big discount within the variety of employees employed to develop sport.
“The declare that the whole lot will nonetheless be delivered by the brand new sport and bodily exercise staff is ridiculous.
“How can 5 posts be deleted with out having any impression on providers for the neighborhood?
“Large occasions such because the 10K and college cross international locations can't be delivered with no first rate sized staff.”
Councillor Scanlan’s movement reads: “Council appreciates the lifelong advantages of this to residents of all ages inside our neighborhood and particularly so for his or her contribution in areas of excessive deprivation, to kids and to these with extra assist wants.
“Council finds the present restructure proposal which might end in employees losses unacceptable, particularly given the rise within the administration price range for leisure providers.
“Council calls on the Leisure Belief to scrap the present restructure proposal.
“Council is aware that the employees affected have now confronted two such restructure proposals within the house of 18 months, and perceive that the dealing with of this newest restructure concept has brought about misery, and negatively impacted belief and goodwill in senior administration.
“Council recommends that the Leisure Belief implement a moratorium on any organisational restructure which might end in job losses for the following three years giving the employees a lot wanted safety and the respiratory house to proceed their nice work. Such an act would go a good distance to assist restore strained office relations.”
The transfer was additionally opposed by West Dunbartonshire’s joint commerce unions (JTU) who mentioned: “West Dunbartonshire general scores throughout the backside 15 p.c of communities nationwide in keeping with the Scottish Index of A number of Deprivation.
“Companies needs to be enhanced to offer alternative for all. Our members are dismayed with these proposed cuts.”
A council spokeswoman mentioned: “A full session on the proposed modifications is now underway. We're at present in search of enter to and suggestions from staff on the proposals which will likely be thought-about earlier than any new mannequin is finalised.
“We recognise that any change will be unsettling for workers and we're persevering with to liaise with them and our commerce unions all through this course of with the goal of securing a mutually agreeable final result.”