Fujitsu workers have called off their proposed
strike over cuts to jobs and pensions after union Unite talked
the company into extending the consultation period.
More than 720 Unite members at Fujitsu threatened to down tools
on 12, 13 and 16 of this month over 1,200 redundancies earmarked
for December and the closure of a final salary pension scheme.
However Fujitsu told MicroScope it had agreed with Unite to
continue the Pensions Forum consultation until at least 31 January
and that no individual selected for redundancy will have their
contract terminated before that time.
"Fujitsu is pleased that the action planned by Unite has now
been averted and we hope that our further discussions will resolve
the situation," a spokesman said.
The dialogue will continue with an aim of agreeing a fix by
Christmas.
It is unclear which departments or projects would have been
impacted by the strike but such action in the current economic
climate would have been unwelcome.
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