tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post7445046884814142478..comments2024-03-23T12:56:50.209+00:00Comments on 99% is ....... The Barnet Eye: If there is nothing to hide, why are the One Barnet Procurement Principles a secret document?Rog Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-52255061577292101932011-11-03T21:51:01.867+00:002011-11-03T21:51:01.867+00:00please see attached a letter that an employee has ...please see attached a letter that an employee has had published at hendon times:<br /><br />Wake up & face reality <br />As a union member, employee & resident I stand by & defend the Union in its action regarding the One Barnet Project. Daniel Thomas is quick to comment on the fact that the amount paid to the Union is too high & that the Unions should not be paid from the public purse. He fails to publicise that the Barnet leader & councilllors are allowing the administrators to outsource the majority of the services to the private sector. The private sectors would not be interested in tendering with local authority unless they were able to make a profit from the venture. So is it ok for the private sector to make profit from the public purse? The leader, councillors & management (which includes highly paid consultants) are happy for the profit to be made from the taxpayers money to be used to line fat cats pockets rather then be used within the authority to provide better services to its residents.<br /><br />The Chief Executive, Nick Walkley recently wrote to all employees as follows:<br /><br />" As you will be aware, the council has made an offer to Unison that protects the pension rights, and other terms and conditions, of staff who transfer which goes beyond the statutory TUPE requiremens. We have informed unions that this, which goes far beyond what is demanded by legislation, is our full and final offer. I believe it is a reasonable offer at a time when both publiic and private sectors are facing difficult times and we need to protect staff & public services."<br /><br />The Chief FAILS to guarantee the location in his offer. Without this any offers are unattractive & hold no value to the employee.<br /><br />I urge all residents & employees to wake up & face reality. The One Barnet project will be devastating for Barnet. There are so many examples of where the outsourcing has not worked, However, our leaders still continue to regardlessly plough into outsourcing. The already deplated services will get worse & there will be job losses. We currently are one authority, ONE BARNET but in the future if we allow this to continue on we will be many Barnets with services being branched all over the country & there will be no such thing as a local authority. Councillors beware the highly paid consultants & the likes of Nick Walkey won't be around when it comes to cleaning the mess they have left behind but you will still be around & will have to answer for what you are allowing to happen. I will stand by the Union who is trying to protect Barnet resident's services & employess & will support them more as a resident than an employee to protect the Barnet that I once used be proud to live & work for. "<br /><br />The leaked procurement document confirms that there is no point in offers been made under tupe when the location is not going to be in barnet <br /><br />Decision 6 Delivery location<br /><br />I am also sure that there is an inside deal going on - two of barnet ex employees are now working at BT - Sean Powley who was an assistant director for organisational development of libaries & customer services left Barnet in September 2008 & is now working for BT as the Client Industry Executive-local government. Richard Grice Assistant Director of Customer service left just last week to join BT & there is also another rumour that another Head of Service is also planning to BT - is this competitor dialogue? They are all interested in outsourcing for their own personal movtives<br />& senior management & highly paid consultant do not care what happens to barnet & its residents or what is best for Barnet as long as they can line their pocketsprincessphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695961828900183715noreply@blogger.com