Fact Service April 2014

Issue 16

Recognition success

Public service union UNISON has signed a recognition with Ocean Integrated Services, covering the company’s employees working in higher education.

The company holds a number of cleaning and portering contracts in London universities, including Birkbeck College and LSE.

UNISON head of higher education Donna Rowe-Merriman said the agreement “will enable all workers employed by Ocean working in higher education institutions to play an active role in maintaining a good working environment and protection for their terms and conditions of employment through their trade union, UNISON".

www.unison.org.uk/news/recognition-deal-signed-with-ocean