HM Land Registry (HMLR) is set to strike again on 15th March following the announcement of a further escalation of industrial action by the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union.
100,000 members of the trade union are to stage a walkout on Budget Day as part of the the ongoing national dispute over pay, pensions, redundancy terms and job security.
This follows a one-day walkout on 1st February by 124 government departments, HMLR being one of them. It could also be joined by a further 33,000 members working for 10 more employers, including HMRC, whose ballot results are due on February 28.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said:
“Rishi Sunak doesn’t seem to understand that the more he ignores our members’ demands for a pay rise to get them through the cost-of-living crisis, the more angry and more determined he makes them.
PCS members are suffering a completely unacceptable decline in their pay. By April, one third of HMRC staff, for example, will be earning just the minimum wage. 40,000 civil servants have used a foodbank. It’s an appalling way for the government to treat its own workforce.
Rishi Sunak can end this dispute tomorrow if he puts more money on the table. If he refuses to do that, more action is inevitable.”
Prior to the first wave of industrial action, the Land Registry said:
“HM Land Registry is reviewing the controls it has in place to mitigate and reduce the impacts of all identified risks potentially arising from a single day or sustained action. Currently, we anticipate minimal disruption to our services by planning for different scenarios.”
