- Conference
- 2015 Health Care Service Group Conference
- Date
- 4 December 2014
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes with concern that the goodwill of staff is being abused by managers to cover shortfalls in staffing.
In particular there are concerns that staff are:
1) unable to take the necessary breaks in working hours;
2) not being paid for overtime worked;
3) being forced onto 12 hour shift patterns when they would prefer to work 8 hour shifts.
Further, there are concerns that no consideration is given to staffs’ caring responsibilities, whether for older children or adult dependants, effectively forcing some staff to leave the NHS.
Conference welcomes the work already done by UNISON to help members achieve a decent work life balance and to support health staff with caring responsibilities. However, in view of the concerns outlined, conference calls upon the Health Service Group Executive to conduct a survey of members to establish the extent of the problem, and to include necessary action as a priority within the service group work programme.