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Equality newsUNISON welcomes equality bill announcement(26/07/08) UNISON has welcomed the long-awaited announcement on the Government’s Equality Bill. The Bill will be introduced in the next Parliamentary session. Key proposals include extending the duty on public bodies to promote equality, banning of age discrimination in goods and services, greater transparency in gender pay, new rights to take positive action and wider powers for tribunals. These measures meet some of UNISON’s demands for the new legislation. We will continue to lobby on other key issues.UNISON seminar at 2008 Compass National Conference(5/06/08) UNISON has organised a special seminar titled 'Public Services: Delivering on equality and equal pay?' at the Compass conference taking place in London on 14 June.Stop Discrimination Petition(23/04/08) MEP Liz Lynne has launched a petition to ensure that discrimination is banned on all grounds across the European Union.New equality legislation(29/02/08) Government proposals to change anti-discrimination legislation will not help close the pay gap between men and women, warns UNISONShow Racism the Red Card(10/12/07) UNISON president Norma Stephenson is pledging her support to the Show Racism the Red Card campaign. Whether you support football or not, you and your branch have a chance to help support the campaign and fight racism.EU proposal to extend discrimination laws(30/11/07) A new directive to extend discrimination laws beyond employment in relation to religion and belief, age, disability and sexual orientation is proposed in the EU Commission’s legislative and work programme for 2008.Extension to Hate Crime Laws(30/11/07) As part of government's plans outlined in the Queen's speech, inciting hatred against disabled and transgender people is to be outlawed. A criminal justice and immigration Bill will include a new offence of inciting hatred against disabled, gay, lesbian and transgender people.New Legislation to Combat Religious Hatred(3/10/07) On 1 October, it became a criminal offence in England and Wales to incite religious hatred.The New CEHR(2/10/07) UNISON welcomes the launch of the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) on 1 October and we look forward to working with the Commission to tackle the continuing inequalities in the British society.UNISON Response to the Green Paper(24/08/07) UNISON Response to the Single Equality Bill Green Paper. Word document (273408 bytes)
Seeking Case Studies of Public Sector Equality Duties(10/08/07) Is your employer demonstrating best practice in implementing the public sector equality duties for disability, gender and race? Has your branch used any of the duties to benefit members, e.g. in a redundancy or restructuring exercise? If so, the Membership Participation Unit would like to hear from you.Moving towards real equality? The discrimination law review(19/07/07) Consultation is now open on the introduction of a single equality bill. Find out what UNISON is calling for, and how you can have your say< Back | More > |
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• For urgent help and advice at work to go Help at Work. • Membership Participation Unit (Equality) UNISON 1 Mabledon Place London WC1H 9AJ Email: equality@unison.co.uk UNISON Welfare News Issue 22 Summer 08In this issue: how we are making a difference and supporting members in difficult times. Plenty of tips and self help advice. Acrobat PDF (746830 bytes)
Bargaining for Transgender WorkersThis updated factsheet gives 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.Word document (877056 bytes)
New equality legislation - A UNISON briefingUNISON response to government green paper on new equality legislation.New equality legislation - A UNISON briefing
Equalities and equal payThis UNISON briefing outlines the current equal pay situation in the public and private sectors and proposes measures to reform current equal pay law.Equalities and equal pay
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