Napo's joint unions press release has had wide coverage in local media today. On Tuesday (28th July) Napo, UNISON and the GMB issued a joint union statement calling on Sodexo to honour the Enhanced Voluntary Redundancy scheme that was underwritten by the Secretary of State prior to the privatisation programme. The unions strongly oppose Sodexo’s plans to reduce their workforce by over 400 staff in Community Rehabilitation Companies in Northumbria, Cumbria & Lancashire, South Yorkshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. The unions believe this will result in poor community supervision and pose a risk to the public. Additionally, Sodexo's refusal to honour the EVR scheme is yet another blow to staff struggling to cope with workloads and job insecurity. (Click here for full version of press release)