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Cameron, L. (2026, October 1). Pause in Glasgow fire-and-rehire letters ends after talks break down. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/glasgow-city-council-unison-glasgow-gmb-unite-b1299087.html
Cameron, Lucinda. “Pause in Glasgow fire-and-rehire letters ends after talks break down.” Evening Standard, 1 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/glasgow-city-council-unison-glasgow-gmb-unite-b1299087.html.
Cameron, Lucinda. “Pause in Glasgow fire-and-rehire letters ends after talks break down.” Evening Standard, October 1, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/glasgow-city-council-unison-glasgow-gmb-unite-b1299087.html.
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The Glasgow City Council announced plans last week to terminate contracts for 23,000 non-teaching staff, intending to rehire them under new terms due to a long-standing equal pay dispute with unions. The council had initially paused the issuance of termination letters on Friday following an intervention by Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth. However, talks broke down after Unison refused to allow its members to vote on a deal that would have provided over £100 million in additional compensation and protections against pay discrimination.
Council leader Councillor Ricky Bell expressed disappointment that despite the council's efforts to improve their offer—including offering an extra year of pay protection—some union demands were deemed unfeasible. He stated specifically that proposed allowances would negatively impact certain employees financially. As a result, the pause on termination letters has ended, but the council is collaborating with other unions such as Unite and GMB to prevent mass layoffs until further discussions can occur.
