Management Accepts HSE Report on Seating in Full

In a letter written on 30th March 2009 by Jane Pearson and countersigned by Bev Easton (Unison Rep), management have accepted the recommendations made by the Health and Safety Executive in full. We appreciate the rapidity with which this letter was released as there was at least one middle manager who was still insisting that the status quo was to be maintained a day after the letter was written.

It is just a pity that even though the illegality of the removal of the chairs was pointed out to management in August 2008, it took eight months for this to finally be accepted. It will take time for the damage this has caused to management credibility to be repaired.