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Saint Stephen the Great tribunal hearing postponed as employees consider settlement offer

12/05/2009 10:00:00


On Friday I posted about the tribunal hearings for workers employed and then dismissed by the St Stephen the Great charity in the former SPCK bookshops: Charity Commission appoints interim manager to manage St Stephen the Great

USDAW, the union representing these workers, has released this statement:

St. Stephen the Great tribunal update

Both parties agreed late on Friday to postpone today’s preliminary hearing on St. Stephen the Great, which had been scheduled to consider who the employer of the claimants was at the time they were dismissed.

The hearing is being postponed to allow time for members to consider a settlement offer. However, members have to agree unanimously to the offer for the case to be settled. Each claimant has been sent a letter outlining the settlement proposal and seeking instructions from them. They have been asked to respond as soon as possible, so that the union is able to negotiate terms of settlement or proceed with the hearing if no agreement can be reached.

11 May 2009


A blog post on the 'SPCK/SSG News Notes & Info' site says this offer 'is likely to be accepted' (Out of Court Settlement Offered in ex-SPCK Staff Employment Tribunal case to USDAW), but I have no information to that effect.


Dave, I just want to say welcome back, a lot of the credit for this goes to you for sticking with the SPCK issue over at the Cartoon Blog, and all the support you gave to the shops and the staff.

David Keen | 13/05/2009 11:13:53

"likely to be accepted". That was my phrase and I was working from a statement "USDAW confident to accept" that came from a report close the tribunal itself.

The decision is, of course, ultimately in the hands of all the individual staff in the action - as it should be and as has now been reported by USDAW.

And welcome back.

Matt Wardman | 14/05/2009 10:19:31

I echo David's comments-thank you Dave for giving the lead to so may who have spoken out and helped fight the evil.

Carole Burrows | 14/05/2009 10:20:02




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