{"id":48634,"date":"2021-01-29T17:21:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T17:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=48634"},"modified":"2021-01-30T10:47:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T10:47:42","slug":"i-feel-like-ive-got-a-gun-to-my-head-british-gas-engineers-react-to-fire-and-rehire-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/01\/29\/i-feel-like-ive-got-a-gun-to-my-head-british-gas-engineers-react-to-fire-and-rehire-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I feel like I&#8217;ve got a gun to my head&#8221;: British Gas engineers react to fire and rehire plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workers say they have been left feeling angry and betrayed by senior leadership at British Gas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A GROUP of Cardiff based engineers for British Gas held a picket today on the steps of The Senedd. We talked with some of the people involved about their current situation and what chance there is for the dispute to be settled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-1024x746.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-770x561.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-1536x1118.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-2048x1491.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-293x213.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-1400x1019.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-1024x746.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-770x561.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-1536x1118.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-2048x1491.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-293x213.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-1-1400x1019.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Image: GMB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adie Baker,<\/strong> Regional Organiser for GMB (British Gas Union):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the goal of you being here today?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong>We\u2019re here supporting British workers who are striking against the company\u2019s use of fire and rehire strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe workers that you see here today have over 100 years loyal service to the business and they will not accept new terms and conditions that are far worse than their current terms and conditions. On the March 31st they will be sacked. They will be offered new employment under terms that they have already rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe did everything we could to reach a proper and decent outcome, but the company ran out of patience and left what they consider their final offer. We presented plenty of information about why their offer was flawed. It wasn\u2019t safe and we asked them to reconsider.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you feel about the situation going forward?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNine to one in favour of industrial action says that they\u2019ve got it wrong. That should send a loud and clear message. The people here today have been out delivering food parcels for the Trussell Trust, going to customers houses throughout the pandemic and while they were doing that Chris O\u2019Shea (CEO) and his senior leadership team were plotting how they could change the contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis didn\u2019t happen overnight; this has been very carefully orchestrated. They have engineered this dispute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis has been raised by Mark Drakeford, Nicola Sturgeon and 140 MPs across the house, even Boris Johnson has slammed the use of Fire and Rehire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were invited a couple of weeks ago to go to ACAS alongside the company, we really hope we can get a proper settlement out of this so our members can go back to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, the company were asked again to remove the threat of fire and rehire and they refused. They have continued to remove the threat to sack their employees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How hopeful are you of British Gas reversing course on this issue?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re under so much pressure. We know that they have lost the argument in parliament, they\u2019ve lost the argument with their own workforce and they\u2019ve lost the argument with the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe believe there\u2019s a backlog of over 150,000 jobs needed for customers that are paying for a service and not getting it because the company have forced their employees to go on strike. British Gas are letting their customers down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What would you say to British Gas customers or even the wider public?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t blame the workers. I\u2019m happy we\u2019ve had a massive amount of support from the public, fire and rehire should be illegal. It\u2019s already illegal in other European countries, it should be here. No employer should have the right to simply change a contract whenever they feel like it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How can people get involved to support the cause?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShare our message, write to British Gas or follow the campaign on social media. Support the workers on strike and put pressure on Chris O\u2019Shea and the rest of the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis has been the biggest dispute our union has ever had. This is not just a dispute for British Gas and this has to be resolved. We cannot allow COVID to be the smokescreen to allow employers to drive down conditions of employment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-2-1-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Image: GMB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Liam O\u2019Flaherty, <\/strong>British Gas Engineer (18 years at the company)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you feel you have been treated by British Gas?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s abhorrent, the way we\u2019re being treated. I am having a job I love doing taken away from me. I\u2019m not able to do the job that I want to do safely or efficiently. I feel like I\u2019ve got a gun held to my head to accept terms that are far worse through no fault of my own. This is a company that has made over \u00a3900m in profit and used furlough to their full advantage during the pandemic even when there was no loss of income for British Gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have you completely lost trust in the leadership?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCompletely. They\u2019ve lost the dressing room. I don\u2019t feel like a person I feel like a payroll number.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you feel about the support you\u2019ve had behind you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been absolutely fantastic. It\u2019s not quite yet reached mainstream media, but I think it\u2019s important because we\u2019re not just fighting for British Gas employees now, we\u2019re fighting for every single employee across the country. If fire and rehire isn\u2019t stopped, there\u2019s nothing stopping big corporations doing exactly the same thing and slashing terms and conditions to their own advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What would you say to your customers?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can only apologise from the bottom of my heart to all my customers, I want to be out there fixing their boilers and keep them safe and warm. I\u2019ve gone into COVID positive properties throughout this pandemic. Their safety and wellbeing is my priority. When I go into a building, they aren\u2019t British Gas customers they are my customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut still, it\u2019s so important for us to get the message out about what is actually happening.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-3-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-3-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-3-1-770x560.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-3-1-293x213.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-3-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-3-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-3-1-770x560.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Senedd-3-1-293x213.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Image: GMB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kelly Duguay,<\/strong> British Gas Engineer, 23 years at the company<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How have these tactics by British Gas affected you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very proud to have this job, the loyalty you get from engineers you don\u2019t get the same in any other trade. I don\u2019t know any engineer that hasn\u2019t given 10 years to the company. But we\u2019ve taken sacrifice after sacrifice over the years. Two years ago, we took the biggest hit to our pension and that was only the latest in a long line of hits we\u2019ve taken on it. We did this on the promise that British Gas would invest in 450 new apprentices. I believe they only invested in 46 and with these changes we will be expected to take on the work of 400 engineers for no extra pay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you like you have been treated by senior management?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re the best in the business and they are treating us like we don\u2019t matter. It\u2019s disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How has the COVID pandemic affected your current situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom the beginning of COVID we were having company meetings with senior management and they were telling us how proud they were of us, how we were key workers keeping the country going and we should be proud. Our managing director cried in a meeting and said they wouldn\u2019t ask this of their own family. All the while, they are plotting to take our jobs away from us and make us sign up to something disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you feel like there is a united front among engineers?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou only have to look on social media to see the support out there. We\u2019re all in this together and this has created, in a weird way, a massive amount of morale from engineers across the company. 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