A city centre bar has been hit with accusations of health and safety breaches, inadequate security measures and denying staff holidays and sick pay.
Workers at Broadcast on Sauchiehall Street submitted a collective grievance to bar owner Paul Cardow last Tuesday, containing a catalogue of serious claims regarding working conditions.
A week ago, our members at @Broadcastgla (75% of all staff) sent a shocking collective grievance demanding action on an array of issues below. In that time signatories have been removed from the rota and told that they don't have a job anymore. This is trade union victimisation. pic.twitter.com/jrIywNBoGo
— Unite Hospitality (@FairHospitality) July 11, 2022
Unite Hospitality, which represents 75% of staff at the venue, shared an excerpt of the letter on social media on Monday night, demanding action to rectify what they referred to as “an array of health and safety issues” as well as “failure to provide adequate rest breaks, contracts, holiday and sick pay”.
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Within the full six-page document are claims workers have been forced to deal with biohazards including “human faeces”, bouncers reportedly failing to ban “predatory customers” from the premises, and understaffed shifts that have led to “staff burnout, mentally and physically”.
Photos posted on social media alongside the grievance were published apparently to support the accusation that “staff are regularly exposed to dangerous levels of black mould in the office, bar, and toilets”.
Despite having sent the document one week ago, Unite Hospitality claim they have received no correspondence from owner Mr Cardow.
However, when contacted for comment by the Glasgow Times, a spokesperson for Broadcast said that they were "shocked by these allegations" and have agreed to meet the union and its members at 2pm on Wednesday to discuss them in detail.
The union further said that signatories have been “removed from the rota and told that they don't have a job anymore”, in a move that has been branded “trade union victimisation pure and simple”.
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Bryan Simpson, of Unite Hospitality, said: “Any decent employer who cares about the welfare of his staff would be falling over themselves to meet with his workforce to seek resolution.
“Instead, a week after receiving a plethora of serious complaints from 75% of staff, the owner of broadcast Paul Cardow has ignored attempts to engage collectively, appointed lawyers and even [terminated] signatories.
“This is trade union victimisation, and until Mr Cardow sits down with his workforce, we shall be escalating this campaign at Broadcast industrially and legally.”
A spokesperson for Broadcast said: “We are shocked by these allegations and we have agreed to meet the union and its members at 2pm on Wednesday to discuss them in detail.
"We have also hired an independent HR firm to investigate the issues raised and hope there will be a quick and positive resolution.
"Our staff are at the very heart of our business and we work hard to ensure they feel valued.
"Everyone is paid the Living Wage of £9.50 per hour as a minimum and is paid on the last Friday of every month without fail.”
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