Barclays Strike
Barclays UK staff are joining Unite after RTO rules being rolled out across the firm.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlym1n9kpyvo
'Staff who have been expected to work in the office for two days per week should be in the office for at least three days a week from next month, according to the company.
Unite, which represents about 36,000 Barclays staff, is calling for the bank to reverse its decision. The union is also pressing for exemptions and a payment to offset increased travel and childcare costs.
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Unite national officer Rick Coyle said thousands of employees have signed an open letter calling for Barclays to reverse the decision, and the number of signatories "continues to rise".
He added that Barclays is "trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist" in making its working-from-home rules less flexible.
The open letter, external says workers are delivering "strong financial results and improved customer services" with its current working from home policy.
It adds that thousands of workers have made suggestions, which the union has condensed into a series of demands.
These include:
- an exemption for people whose commutes are longer than 40 minutes or 35 miles
- exemptions during Christmas, summer, and school holidays
- a maximum one day in the office for carers
- flexibility for wrap-around childcare, and childcare vouchers and onsite creches to be explored
- a one-off payment to offset costs'
