Union signs 15-point agreement over prison restructuring

Netherlands

The public service union Abvakabo has signed a 15-point memorandum with the prison service highlighting the key points in forthcoming negotiations over a major restructuring of the service. The Ministry of Justice has set out a five-year plan for the prison service which will see considerable restructuring, including closure of several facilities. The aim of the memorandum is to highlight the main points of the negotiations that will involve the unions and works councils with a view to avoiding compulsory redundancies and ensuring that prison workers affected by the changes will be relocated or find new jobs.
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