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Latest updates

British Gas - Industrial Action Ballot Pensions and Offshoring

Branches will already know from the bulletin BG/9/08 dated 8 July that UNISON has decided to ballot its members employed by Centrica and British Gas on a programme of industrial action.

National Medirest Union Forum Bulletin

Further to our last update in March, the National Medirest Union Forum met on 5th June 2008 in Central London. The group discussed a number of items, which are all outlined in this bulletin.

Carillion AfC Soft FM update

A soft FM Steering Group meeting was held on 29 April and below is a summary of the key issues discussed.

Synergy Healthcare Forum - AfC update

In the last bulletin we advised members that we had again asked the company  to pay the ‘agenda for change’ rates to staff at Aintree, Derby and Tameside where we have an agreement in principle with the Trusts but payment has been delayed because the final costings have not been agreed.

Contractors in the NHS paying Whitley rates

Please click on the link below to see the uprated former Whitley rates for members working for private contractors in the NHS that have historical links to the Whitley rates.
Find your payscales

Sodexho Unison Members win Agenda for Change

Nearly 600 UNISON members in South Manchester University Hospital Trust had their Christmas present in January – but it was worth waiting for!

Sodexho AfC Agreement - South Manchester

The Agenda for Change Agreement for Sodexho at South Manchester Hospitals Trust (Wythenshawe).

National Medirest Union Forum Established

UNISON, the GMB and UNITE has recently set up a new National Union Forum working with Medirest. The first meeting of the Forum took place in January. Click here to see the Medirest Information Bulletin.

Joint Communication on AfC from Unions and ISS Mediclean

Senior Management from Mediclean and ISS UK met with national officials and representatives from UNISON, GMB and the T&G section of Unite, to review the current situation with regard to Agenda for Change (AfC) and its implementation. Click here to see the Joint Communication.

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