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Owning a home has become virtually impossible for many public sector workers across Britain, according to research published today (Sunday)
While it makes sense for staff to be encouraged to get the flu jab, no-one should feel that they have no option but to have it
Unclear investment systems are leaving workers in the dark over the cost
Drastic cuts, staff restructuring and rocketing stress levels are becoming the norm in UK schools
This research finds levels of sexual harassment consistent with that reported in police forces internationally as well as other workplace surveys.
The Council has created an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty for local residents and for staff.
New pension schemes will leave staff struggling to plan for retirement and significantly worse off in their old age
Dave Prentis comments on a report from the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) into Universal Credit failings.
Plans to announce yet more cuts and closures to services will leave the most vulnerable people in the county with nowhere to turn
More than 250 care workers are taking strike action in response to the City Council’s plans to dramatically cut their working hours
Commenting on Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service’s (HMPPS) rescue plan for probation announced today (Friday), UNISON national officer for probation Ben Priestley said: “These lacklustre proposals are half-hearted and ill-thought-out. “Last month the Justice Select Committee laid bare the failings of the government’s probation reforms. This rescue plan is just more of the same. Probation will […]
Thousands of people treated unfairly at work have still not been refunded hundreds of pounds they paid out to take their employers to court, says UNISON today (Thursday). It is a year today since a landmark Supreme Court decision led to the scrapping of employment tribunal fees, following a successful legal case brought by UNISON. […]
Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea says Treasury ‘should have come up with the money to fund all these pay promises’
Friday 20 July 2018 For immediate release UNISON responds to new health secretary’s plans for NHS Commenting on Matt Hancock’s first speech as health secretary today (Friday), UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Hardworking health staff will be heartened by the government’s new focus on the NHS workforce, and its commitment to tackling the issues that have […]
Plans announced today (Tuesday) to axe more than half of Suffolk’s police community support officers (PCSOs) would put public safety at risk, says UNISON. The proposed cuts by Suffolk Constabulary would see a 78% reduction in the number of PCSOs in the county since 2010, says the union*. UNISON national officer for police and justice […]
