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| More than 200 housing repair staff left in limbo after a contract wrangle are to return to their previous employer, Glasgow Housing Association has said. | More than 200 housing repair staff left in limbo after a contract wrangle are to return to their previous employer, Glasgow Housing Association has said. |
| The workers, who carry out repair and maintenance on social housing in the south of Glasgow, have been without an employer for two days. | The workers, who carry out repair and maintenance on social housing in the south of Glasgow, have been without an employer for two days. |
| They were meant to transfer from council-controlled City Building to private firm Connaught on Monday. | They were meant to transfer from council-controlled City Building to private firm Connaught on Monday. |
| GHA claimed that City Building would resume the contract. | |
| City Building said it could not confirm the deal. | |
| Connaught, which had won the contract from City Building, balked at the size of the pension liability for its new staff and refused to take them on. | Connaught, which had won the contract from City Building, balked at the size of the pension liability for its new staff and refused to take them on. |
| The workers were left with neither company admitting responsibility for them as Glasgow Housing Association (GHA), Scotland's biggest social landlord, tried to broker a deal. | The workers were left with neither company admitting responsibility for them as Glasgow Housing Association (GHA), Scotland's biggest social landlord, tried to broker a deal. |
| A statement from GHA said it had "secured a solution which ensures continuity of service provision to tenants and homeowners and protects the employment and pension rights of the workers affected". | A statement from GHA said it had "secured a solution which ensures continuity of service provision to tenants and homeowners and protects the employment and pension rights of the workers affected". |
| It said: "GHA's tenants and homeowners across the city will receive a full repairs & maintenance from Wednesday morning under a contract with City Building, who will also resume responsibility for all the employees." | It said: "GHA's tenants and homeowners across the city will receive a full repairs & maintenance from Wednesday morning under a contract with City Building, who will also resume responsibility for all the employees." |
| GHA said it was "hugely disappointed at the behaviours and positions adopted by a number of parties over the last week and the disregard shown for tenants and for workers". | GHA said it was "hugely disappointed at the behaviours and positions adopted by a number of parties over the last week and the disregard shown for tenants and for workers". |