Ofgem workers to strike on energy price cap day

More than 700 members employed by the regulator in Glasgow, London and Cardiff will walk out on 26 August, 27 August and 28 August in a dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions.

 

In a recent ballot, 85.22% of members voted for strike action. They are demanding that Ofgem resolve longstanding pay issues in the organisation, provide reassurances on jobs, and properly engage with trade unions and the agreements it makes with them.

 

PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote said: “Our members in Ofgem want the pay, job security and fair treatment that workers get elsewhere.

 

“It’s high time Ofgem gets serious and resolves this dispute because there are fair compromises on the table. 

 

"Otherwise, our members will be on picket lines as the employer prepares for one of its most important announcements of the year. This should be a wake-up call.”