Conference notes that the National Joint Council (NJC) structure and negotiations have formed the basis of pay determination for the majority of local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since 1997. More than 400,000 UNISON members are covered by sector wide NJC pay negotiations. These negotiations cover pay increases, conditions of service, and […]
Conference motions
Conference notes that a range of employment rights for UK workers originally derived from European Union legislation or judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Union. This includes rights relating to paid leave entitlement, maternity and pregnancy, working time, transfer of undertakings and equal pay. Indeed many EU member states have labour standards […]
Conference welcomes the National Executive Council’s recognition that �well organised workplaces, a fairer labour market and overhaul of employment and trade union rights� is an important matter for consideration, within the theme of �Securing an equal and sustainable post pandemic settlement.� Conference notes that accredited, recognised and trained trade union representatives are legally entitled to […]
This conference knows the importance of lifelong learning. Education does not end once we hit 18, in fact learning has barely begun. Further education colleges, at the heart of their local community, are the key to ensuring that adults have opportunities to learn and develop throughout their lives. The UK faces many challenges in the […]
Conference notes that our members employed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) work tirelessly to make sure the public eat safe and clean meat, dairy and seafood. Their pay, terms and conditions need urgent improvement to reward that commitment. Environmental health and trading standards officers also deserve a decent pay rise. During the Covid-19 pandemic, […]
Conference notes that our members employed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) work tirelessly to make sure the public eat safe and clean meat, dairy and seafood. Their pay, terms and conditions need urgent improvement to reward that commitment. Environmental health and trading standards officers also deserve a decent pay rise. During the Covid-19 pandemic, […]
Conference notes the increasing reliance on agency workers in Further Education colleges in the UK and calls for this situation to be reversed as a matter of urgency. A Freedom of Information request conducted by UNISON in 2018 revealed the extent to which some colleges are relying on expensive agency workers. Of the 163 colleges […]
Conference notes that youth services play crucial positive and preventative roles across the UK, and the work youth workers and youth support workers do provides huge value to the lives of young people. Youth services help young people into employment, training or education; they help with potential mental health issues; and they help prevent alcohol […]
Conference notes the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) definition that �Work-related stress is the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them at work�, recognises that stress is closely related to excessive anxiety and depression, that 600,000 workers suffer from these conditions due to work and, and as […]
This Local Government Service Group Conference notes with deep concern the government�s intention to impose some form of pay freeze or pay restraint on public sector workers. While individual pay claims and campaigns remain the responsibility of the various sector committees, the Local Government Service Group Executive has a role in wider public sector pay […]
Conference notes that poor quality jobs, lack of respect for the workforce, attacks on employment and trade union rights, unfairness and discrimination are all too familiar features of the world of work across the UK. These problems have been both highlighted and added to by Covid-19. The pandemic has shown the need for fairer workplaces […]
Conference acknowledges the importance of responding to the devastating impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the social care sector and welcomes wholeheartedly the campaign to deliver a national care service. Conference notes that the coronavirus pandemic has had tragic consequences for thousands of people in the UK and particularly in adult social care. […]
Conference notes that since 2010, local government has experienced a decade of austerity. The post-Brexit political situation merely heightened the constitutional debate in a �disunited kingdom� of growing civic nationalism and regionalisation, the unsettled will for political change and the growing plurality of politics, which will have long-lasting implications for government and governance. Meanwhile, the […]
Conference recognises the efforts made by the sector committees and branches in pursuing the union�s ‘Pay Up Now!’ campaign in recent years, even during the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid has highlighted the need for a new approach to pay in local government. Throughout the pandemic, local government workers proved themselves to be indispensable � keeping our […]