Council brings safeguarding jobs back in house, citing fears that children are at risk because privatised contract delivers too few assessments
Council brings safeguarding jobs back in house, citing fears that children are at risk because privatised contract delivers too few assessments
The TUC National Inspection Day falls on the Wednesday of each European Health and Safety Week. This year UNISON is encouraging safety reps to specifically consider inspections focusing on whether the workplace is healthy for all ages. With the working population ageing and apprenticeship schemes being introduced as an alternative to schooling, this focus is […]
New DOCAS agreements have to be in place from 10 March 2018 to ensure a “reasonable fee” is paid to public sector employers who deduct union subs directly from members’ wages
The women – mostly care workers, cooks and administrators – are angry that seven years on from the council’s acceptance it had […]
The BBC compiled data from 207 authorities responsible for running libraries, through the Freedom of Information Act. Cuts to library services were deeper […]
The way in which ambulance workers will be paid for their leave has yet to be worked out, but managers at SCAS have agreed that […]
Becoming an organ donor can be a gift – both for the lives you save, and the loved ones you leave behind
Open University council approves plan to close seven regional offices and put 500 staff at risk
Essex police force unveils plan to axe PCSOs and close stations in the county
The union has been actively campaigning for the introduction of the living wage for employees of the contractors […]
An annual procession, debates and music to celebrate a revolutionary movement which arose in the English Parliamentary Army in the 1640s
Dave Prentis is joining thousands of other UNISON activists volunteering to get the vote out in the final week of the election campaign
UNISON launches campaign against threatened loss of 1,000 police jobs by 2020
First water company to be an accredited living wage employer, following UNISON pay claims
They will be joined by colleagues in other unions and, for the first time in their history, midwives are also taking strike action. The strike action - […]