The highly successful Local Consultative Committee (LCC) scheme has seen its first meeting In Cornwall.

 Unison representatives met with senior managers from the local area in Cornwall on Wednesday 10th March.  LCC stands for Local Consultative Committee—The LCC groups were the direct result of suggestions made by Unison members. LCC Meetings previously in Dorset and Somerset have been lively, positive and very productive.

Issues raised at the recent Cornwall LCC included:

Response Times: Some people feel pressured by response time targets, and speed and safety have been matters for concern.

Annual Leave - Members should not be penalised if they have applied for annual leave and are then told that it cannot be 'fitted in' so they will lose it!  People will have their annual leave booked for them if they do not book it within time restraints  but if someone is off sick and then cannot physically get the time in then 37.5 hours can be carried over and the rest negotiated.

Relief Hours: Looking at Zeroing the hours as from April 1st and looking at a reference period depending on Station rota's.  This has been agreed in principle but allocation of relief duties (within reason) must be adhered to.

Sickness / TIA (Temporary Injury Assistance) will be investigated to see what problems exist.