Hills Municipal Collections has received confirmation that employees who are members of the GMB Union will cease strike and return to work on Friday 18 March. The announcement came following GMB Union’s discussions with members today when they agreed to accept a version of an offer that had been previously discussed with GMB Union prior to strike action.

A spokesperson for Hills Municipal Collections said: “Although pleased that the action will now finish, we are frustrated that to all intents and purpose, we have gone full circle, that said, we are pleased that GMB Union members have agreed to accept the deal offered at 7.1% which includes a minimum 2% pay rise back dated to April 2021 and a 5% pay rise from 1 April 2022 with the next annual review in April 2023.”

A spokesperson for Hills Municipal Collections said: “Although pleased that the action will now finish, we are frustrated that to all intents and purpose, we have gone full circle, that said, we are pleased that GMB Union members have agreed to accept the deal offered at 7.1% which includes a minimum 2% pay rise back dated to April 2021 and a 5% pay rise from 1 April 2022 with the next annual review in April 2023.”

Household recycling collections will resume on Monday 21 March and residents should put out their black box and blue lidded bin on their scheduled day. If recycling bins are not emptied on their scheduled day people are asked to leave them out, and they will be collected as soon as possible. Any additional recycling materials stockpiled during the disruption will be collected. People are asked to put those items in non-black bags or containers (such as a plastic crate) next to their recycling bins.Household and garden waste collections continue as normal and people are asked to put those bins out on their normal collection day. There could still be slight delays so people are asked to leave their bins out until collected.