Jan 17 Unite The Union - Change Of Hours For Government Departments
Unite the Union would like to inform it’s members and members of the public that Unite Officials have been in full consultation with the Gibraltar Government and the Human Resources Department with regards the change of hours for Government Departments.
Unite welcomes the Government’s decision to tackle the issue of ‘family friendly’ hours which has been endorsed by Unite for many years. It will not only improve the social lives of our members working in the Civil Service but enhance the service provided by Government Departments to the public with issues such as counters opening for longer hours and throughout lunch being considered.
The hours which are currently being discussed have emerged from the feedback we have received from our committees which represent a wide spectrum of our membership and their feedback has been fundamental in the process of consultation. We have taken into account members, which due to circumstances are not able to start work at 8am and need the option to start at a later time as is the case to many working mothers having to take young children to school.
Unite would like to thank the Government’s Human Resources Department and Government Officials which are involved in the process of the change of hours for the work they are doing to make this possible.
