INDEPENDENT social care provider Praxis Care has renewed an exclusive union recognition agreement with the GMB for its employees in the UK and the Isle of Man.
GMB will be the exclusive union Praxis will negotiate with in relation to employment matters, including pay and benefits, health and safety, organisational development and change for its 1,650 staff.
Praxis chief executive officer Andy Mayhew says: “This consolidates our commitment to listening to the voice of our employees and consulting with them on operational developments. This has long been a feature of our social contract with our employees.
“The relationship with the GMB has always been a positive one and this agreement builds on that working relationship
“Ultimately both Praxis Care and GMB want what is best for our employees so that they can provide the best care possible to those 1,500 people we support.
“GMB is also able to hold a mirror up to the organisation to ensure that as we grow and develop we don’t lose sight of the need to support our people (their members) to deliver meaningful and worthwhile employment,” he said.
Alan Perry from GMB added: “It's always been a core principle of GMB to ensure workers have a voice in their workplace and their voice is heard.
“We look forward to the establishment of the structures that will ensure every worker gets the opportunity to participate and influence developments in the workplace and our commitment to our members is that we will continue to put their interests to the forefront of everything we do.”
The full time GMB officials are Alan Perry, Karen Atkinson, Jim Clarke and Rachel Fagan, supported by the lay branch secretary Andy McCann and nine local union representatives from Praxis Care staff.
