Equalities zone
Check out the factsheets and guides below on bargaining for equality. This is just part of what the Bargaining Support Group has available - for more help contact us. If you negotiate an agreement, please send us a copy to build up the Bargaining Information System database.
Public Sector Equality Duty Guidance
Public Sector Equality Duty Guidance
BIS Equality Scheme Questionnaire
Word document (93696 bytes)
Age Equality Factsheet
Word document (100864 bytes)
Women and Public Sector Pensions
Coalition ministers want to make major changes to the pensions available to public sector workers these changes will directly affect around 3.7 million women - more than 1 in 4 working women in the UK, and over 1 in 3 working women aged over 50 - who make up around 64% of the total public sector workforce.
Acrobat PDF version
Model domestic violence and abuse policy
Word document (37889 bytes)
Introductory guide for reps supporting trans members
Accessible, updated guide introducing reps to what they need to know when supporting or representing trans members.
Acrobat PDF (422497 bytes)
LGB workers rights
Factsheet on lesbian, gay and bisexual workers rights and bargaining agenda for branches, updated April 2011. Word document (116736 bytes)
Transgender workers rights
Updated factsheet on transgender workers rights and good practice for employers and branches - April 2011 Acrobat PDF (135680 bytes)
Bargaining For Transgender Workers' Rights
This factsheet contains information about the rights of transgender people at work and suggests good practice for employers and UNISON branches. It includes information on the law, support for members undergoing gender reassignment and checklists for negotiating and for branches. Click here
Bargaining for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Workers Rights
Click here
LGBT Workforce monitoring
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