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UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union, is creating a nationwide network of credit unions to help impoverished members deal with personal debt and financial difficulties
TUC backs ambulance workers in England to fight cuts to their sick pay
‘The small drop in unemployment today, masks the reality of rising under-employment across the country’
‘When Ed spoke about the things that matter to people they listened, but lectures about the historic relationship between unions and the Labour party are a turn off’
We know that the vast majority of nurses and midwives are good practitioners – we need a system for the many, not the few
It is not only local council workers who suffer because of low pay but the local economy suffers too
Unison said transport workers, postmen and women, police community support officers and refuse collectors are among those affected. The union has also highlighted difficulties faced by call centre workers having access to toilets, or being given enough time to use them.
Unison, described zero-hour employers as taking a “seriously exploitative Victorian approach” to work.
Dave Prentis, general secretary of the Unison union, said the figures “mask the damaging growth of under-employment plaguing the country and stifling economic recovery. “A toxic combination of part-time, minimum wage, zero-hours working is spreading across the country, as decently paid, full-time opportunities become increasingly rare.”
Senior union boss Kevan Nelson, Unison’s north west secretary, said: “It is a bit David Brent. He probably meant it well but has underestimated the impact of these changes on his staff. “I recognise there is a style of management where you don’t want to appear overly-autocratic, but talking about your plans when people’s livelihoods […]
Kevan Nelson, Unison’s North-west secretary, said: “This is a bit David Brent. He probably meant well but he has underestimated the impact of these changes on his staff. “Talking about your leisure plans when people’s livelihoods are in the balance is not a good idea.”
Union boss Kevan Nelson, Unison’s north west secretary, agreed the email was ‘inappropriate’. ‘It is a bit David Brent,’ Mr Nelson said. ‘He probably meant it well but has underestimated the impact of these changes on his staff. ‘I recognise there is a style of management where you don’t want to appear overly-autocratic, but talking […]
Banning the ads would be the right thing to do, but the fact that the Home Office think that this type of advertising is acceptable, shows how low this Government is prepared to stoop
Unison said: “The Government would have known of the homes shortage. It added: “The real purpose of the tax is to force the vulnerable to pay for the deficit”.
Dave Prentis, general secretary of the trade union Unison, said: “The vast majority of workers are only on these contracts because they have no choice. They may give flexibility to a few, but the balance of power favours the employers and makes it hard for workers to complain.”
