Stop this safety rep victimisation

Unions are campaigning against the victimisation of a safety rep sacked just for doing her job.

Penny Gower, a safety rep for the EIS education union in Scotland, has been summarily dismissed by Carnegie College in Dunfermline, after Gower undertook a workplace health and safety inspection, which is a core, legally protected, safety rep function.

David Drever, former EIS president, said: “The EIS regards it as entirely unacceptable for any employer, in today’s Scotland, to dismiss or otherwise victimise EIS representatives for taking part in legitimate trade union duties and activities. ...[The] EIS will continue to ensure that justice prevails and that no employer can escape the consequences of discrimination, victimisation or anti-trade union activity.”

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