TV licence workers prepare for Christmas and new year strikes
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members employed by Capita will take industrial action next week and from 3 to 9 January, after they rejected a 2.6 per cent pay offer.
The workers, who process licence applications, have held four days of action since October, at centres including Glasgow.
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Hide AdCWU national officer Andy Furey said: “Capita is the classic Scrooge – raking in profits, paying out massive salaries and bonuses to senior executives, and then treading its low-paid staff into the floor.
“This company makes £1 million profit every day and has just been awarded an eight-year extension to its BBC contract, so it can afford a decent pay rise for staff.”