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Acradia Members Vote in Favour of Certainty of Earnings Agreement
Thursday 07 January 2016, 05pm
Mandate members working for Arcadia brands Miss Selfridge, Wallis Topshop, Topman, Burtons, Dorothy Perkins and Evans overwhelmingly accepted which will give them far greater protection when it comes to the number of weekly hours they can be rostered for. Under the proposals workers will initially have their number of weekly hours averaged using an agreed reference period following which any increase in hours will be recorded in a new contract of employment or alternatively the employee can remain on their existing contract if they choose. What is significant in terms of achieving certainty of hours members will have their working hours averaged four times a year. Divisional Organiser Brendan O Hanlon says "the agreement with Arcadia represents an extremely positive development in the decent work campaign" "For the first time workers will continuously have their hours assessed and increased if appropriate under the terms of the agreement" We need to continue to strive for greater certainty of earnings for workers who face each week without knowing how much will be in their take home pay"