IT & Telecoms News

In that email we reported that BT was proposing to halve the value of STA payments and to reduce the value of Step-Down Payments very greatly. This would only affect those moving to a role with a lower On Target Bonus - and this does not happen very often - but it is nevertheless true that the existence of the STA and Step-Down arrangements provide a valuable parachute for those facing a potentially very serious and immediate loss of income.

Your Prospect representatives have for the last month negotiated with Ericsson with a view to reaching agreement by the end of 2011 on a number of terms and conditions.

Further to Prospect's meeting with managers at the end of August consultation on issues and concerns raised has continued and we have met Ericsson twice.

Ericsson has announced that it will be undertaking an exercise over the coming weeks that will see changes in how manager's roles are conducted in Field Services Operations (FSO).

This update covers Learning and Development Re-organisation, Controls Model Office launch, Flex - being reviewed shortly and Winter Wellness campaign.

We have now reached an understanding with Airwave regarding the distribution of the additional 0.75% spend which was due to be paid on Sept 1, as part of our earlier publicised agreement.

We have now reached an understanding with Airwave regarding the distribution of the additional 0.75% spend which was due to be paid on Sept 1, as part of our earlier publicised agreement.

Openreach CEO Liv Garfield has today announced some of the detail behind the plans to change the job design of the OM role and better support our members in this role.

Prospect has been in discussions with Airwave over the 2011 pay agreement which members voted for earlier this year.

For some time now we have been aware that Vodafone and Ericsson are in talks that could potentially see planned, optimisation and performance work transfer back into Vodafone.

We've been contacted by Telereal to discuss proposals to align pay dates across the company.

The ballot on the 2011 pay review for Grades D to E in Accenture HR Services, Accenture Learning, BSS, AO for BPO and IO for BPO has now closed.

We have previously written to you about the government's decision to use CPI rather than RPI as the basis for annual increases to public sector pensions.

The membership ballot of Ericsson's 2011 pay offer for employees covered by Prospect for purposes of collective bargaining has now concluded.

Government funding for the rollout of broadband to rural communities will be insufficient, the union for professionals in the communications sector has said.

Prospect has just published the results of its survey of performance management in BT, conducted earlier in 2011.

BTGS has informed the union that role re-mapping exercises are being undertaken in BTGS Gov. and Health, BTGS Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and Vendor Management.

Prospect has now received an updated offer from the company.

Earlier this week your representatives met with Ericsson to continue consultation over Project Capri offshoring and relocation of work within the UK.

Prospect's ballot of ex-Accenture Learning members in BT on the company's pay offer closed at 11am today.