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Proposed job cuts at Cadent Gas are irresponsible and unnecessary, says Unison

PLANS to cut up to 450 jobs at the country’s biggest gas distribution company are “irresponsible and unnecessary” and must be urgently reconsidered, the Unison union warned today.

As part of a consultation which began this week, Cadent Gas has announced that many customer-facing roles will be axed despite past assurances that no such plans were being made, the union said. 

Unison stressed that the lowest-paid staff would be affected, including those who work in customer services and technical, scheduling and dispatch, repair planning and supervisory team roles. 

The union called for bosses to properly engage with reps and also rule out making any compulsory redundancies.

National officer Matthew Lay said: “The plans are simply irresponsible, unnecessary and led by greed at a business which already generates huge profits.

“Making brutal cuts like this will have a serious impact on the company’s customers, who will struggle to get decent support and access to engineers.

“These proposals will also be a major blow to [key workers] at Cadent, who will be understandably worried about losing their jobs in a pandemic.”

Cadent Gas has been contacted for comment. 

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