Thousands of Glasgow council workers face pay cuts in one of UK’s biggest fire-and-rehire plans

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1. Sun, 4 October 2026

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   • The Guardian World09:13first to report
     Thousands of Glasgow council workers face pay cuts in one of UK’s biggest fire-and-rehire plans

     Unison union refuses to ballot members on offer that would make 11% of council employees worse off UK politics live – latest updates Thousands of Glasgow council workers face being sacked and reappointed under less favourable terms in one of the UK’s biggest ever “fire-and-rehire” exercises, after union negotiations broke down once again this week. About 23,000 workers – all of the council’s non-teaching staff – first heard they were affected last week when talks between the SNP-led council and...

2. Mon, 5 October 2026

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   • The Guardian World16:08
     Glasgow city council reaches pay deal with union to avert fire-and-rehire plan

     ‘Strong and fair’ proposal to be taken to members’ ballot after previous offer led Unison to walk out of negotiations Glasgow city council has reached an agreement with the trade union Unison over pay and grading, averting one of the UK’s biggest ever fire-and-rehire exercises. Talks between the council and the GMB, Unite and Unison unions previously broke down when Unison refused to ballot its members on a new pay and grading system, designed to resolve historical equal pay issues. Continue...