Diligenta (UNITE) Strike Calendar
Strike Type: Other
Latest Diligenta Industrial Action Updates (2)
Unite members employed by finance sector outsourcer Diligenta have today (Monday 12 January 2026) restarted industrial action across five sites in a dispute over pay. The Diligenta staff in the head office site in Peterborough will now also be balloted for industrial action. Diligenta management have failed to meaningfully negotiate with Unite on pay and this strike action follows five days of strike action which took place in November and December. Unite has made clear that further strike action could have been avoided if they had given its workforce an acceptable pay rise for 2025.
The strike action will cause yet more disruption to Diligenta’s clients, Management have had every opportunity to make Unite members a fair pay offer but have refused to take part in meaningful negotiations on pay. Approximately 1,000 Unite members working at Diligenta sites in: Liverpool, Glasgow, Reading, Edinburgh and Stirling will hold an initial one-week strike on Monday 12 January from 00:01 until 23:59 on Sunday 18 January. Further action will also be announced shortly.
Unite members employed by finance sector outsourcer Diligenta are set to take industrial action in a dispute over pay. The strike action is a result of Diligenta’s management failure to give its workforce an acceptable pay rise this year. Approximately 1,000 Unite members working at Diligenta sites in: Liverpool, Glasgow, Reading, Edinburgh and Stirling will hold an initial 24-hour strike on Tuesday 18 November from 00:01 until 23.59.
The workers are involved in outsourced work undertaking call centre, back office and complaints roles for several clients including Lloyds, M&G, Aviva and Phoenix. The strike action will cause considerable disruption to the operations of the companies that Dilgenta provides service for.
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