Connect at Adastral Park
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30/8Environment Day at Adastral Park ...
Connect @ Adastral Park Carbon Club are holding the "Down to Earth" Environment Day on Thursday 4th September.
See the flyer for more details.
23/8After your holiday ...
We hope you enjoyed your holiday, now you are back ...
- Only work your contractual hours
- Don't exceed your 36 hours when covering colleagues on holiday or in the periods before or after your holiday
- Don't offer to be flexible
- Don't take part in informal on-call arrangements
- Switch off your mobile, BlackBerry and PC out of hours
- Don't work weekends
- Don't travel outside your working hours
31/7Send in your stories
How is the industrial action affecting your area. How are you finding it and are there any problems?
We'd love to hear your stories, examples of how effective it is being or any problems you are having.
Just drop us an e-mail.
25/7BBC: No time to think
The BBC have written an interesting article No time to think20/7Connect Annual Pay Survey...
9th July, Connect launched the annual survey on terms and conditions of employment in BT.
As you may know, this survey plays an important part in the development of our bargaining agenda for the rest of the year and contains all the usual questions on your DPR score and views on performance management, the 2008 pay and bonus review, and hours, work and stress. Of course, given the union's campaign of industrial action, we are particularly interested in gaining a perspective on how BT has implemented its pay matrix this year. We should be very grateful if you would spend a few moments filling in the questionnaire; as always, it is entirely anonymous and will not be reported in a way which subsequently allows participants to be identified.
Check your e-mail and complete the survey. (If you are missing the survey then please send us an e-mail)
17/7Local News of a meeting...
We have opted to hold regular meetings at the Douglas Bader every Friday lunchtime starting at 12:00. Please show your support for YOUR Union by coming along and adding your input.
14/7Some recent Action...
We were leafleting outside Adastral Park last week and had very positive response from everyone driving into work. See the photos...
13/7 Don't work past 36 hours!
In this first stage of industrial action, we are hearing reports of widespread action across all parts of BT and all round the country. Visit the Payfair website to see a small selection of the action that's taking place.
At Adastral the car parks are looking empty by 17:30. Make the most of your newly aquired free time.
4/7 BT reminds managers about 36 hours
In a recent briefing "Connect industrial action - guidance for managers", BT has restated the following:
"Individuals are entitled to refuse to work in excess of 36 hours net and cannot be required to be available beyond these hours."
26/6 Local Pay Meeting - Thursday 26th June
Ben Marshall, Connect's Head of Industrial Relations, addressed a meeting for members to discuss pay and the industrial action after work at 5:00pm upstairs in Kingpin (opposite Adastral Park).
24/6 Adastral Branches highlight action
From 8am on the 24th a team of Connect volunteers handed out leaflets to people arriving at BT's research and development site, Adastral Park, highlighting the first day of industrial action.
24/6 Local Pay Meeting
There will be a meeting for members to discuss pay and the industrial action on Thursday 26th June at 5:00pm upstairs in Kingpin (opposite Adastral Park). Branch representatives will be available from 4:30pm and after the meeting if you have any individual questions.
24/6 Industrial Action starts today
From 24th June BT's managers and professionals have started industrial action short of a strike. More information on the industrial action can be found at the Connect Pay Fair website.
24/6 Website Update
New style website created. Previous infomation can be found here.
17/6 Industrial action to start in BT
Delegates at Connect's recent conference have voted to reject BT's latest proposals for an agreement designed to avert an industrial dispute. Connect has now given notice that industrial action will start on 24 June 2008.
17/6 Stay Connected
At Adastral Park we are keen to remain in contact with our members. We will be providing an e-mail newsletter during the industrial action. Members should ensure that they have registered a private e-mail address via http://www.connectuk.org/homeemail.