Head Teacher Slaps 100% Rent Increase On Sick Caretaker

The caretaker currently takes home around £900 per month and the increase would take her rent from £300 to £600 per month. She has worked at the school since February 2002.

Other caretakers, who work for the council, with service tenancy agreements as part of the job, pay a maximum of £400 per month.

GMB has informed Brent's Director of Education John Christie and has been assured that he is on the case.

Tony Warr, GMB Organiser said, "Brent Council's own legal advisors have told me that only Brent Council, as the landlord and the employer, can increase caretakers and site managers rent and that they have not done so in this case. I am also assured that the school's governors are not aware of this move by the Head Teacher. I want a full apology from Uma Pandya for my member. I want the Council and the Board of Governors to reprimand her for the distress and injury her unathorised action has caused my already ill member. And I want a copper bottomed assurance that my member's rent will not be increased at all. I have advised my member to take immediate action to advise the Council's payroll department that she dose not give her permission for any in creased deduction form her wages.

I am now going to phone our GMB Union lawyers and register a personal injury claim on be half of my member for the work related stress and depression she has suffered at the hands of this power crazed bullying head teacher, Uma Pandya."

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Contact:Tony Warr, GMB Organiser on 07710 631336.

Notes to Editors:GMB is unable to name the caretaker because of her very fragile medical condition.