“British Gas bosses push ahead with mass sackings of engineers”, 14 April 2021

British Gas go ahead today (April 14) with a mass sacking of striking gas engineers who refused to submit to corporate bullying to accept a 15% cut in pay rates and other imposed changes in terms and conditions.

These GMB members at British Gas have already taken 42 days of strike action against the imposition of the 15% cuts in pay rates and other changes via “fire and rehire” notices.

Justin Bowden, GMB Regional Secretary said:

"There is sadly nothing in law to stop corporate bullying by companies of their own staff to sign terms they don't accept and sacking those who don't submit to this bullying.

"But GMB members won't accept the outcome of the bullying. This is why we are staging the 43rd day of strike action today. 

"With hundreds of thousands waiting in the backlog for service, customers have been treated as collateral and so, it seems, too will staff - as Mr O’Shea prepares to go down in history as the first major CEO to mass sack his highly skilled and qualified engineers.