Conference hears that energy members should not have to face aggression and abuse at work
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Labour’s shadow minister for energy spoke passionately to delegates at the energy conference about the party’s ambitious vision for the energy industry
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The energy industry faces unprecedented challenges and UNISON is fighting to place workers and their rights at the heart of a greener economy
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ationalisation would create a “green army” working to decarbonise UK homes and businesses. Customer services and sales staff would have their time freed up to focus on helping consumers become more energy efficient which reduces consumption, bills and emissions. Renewable forms of energy like solar panels or converting homes to greener hydrogen boilers would become the norm among consumers.
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- Conference
- 2019 Energy Service Group Conference
- Date
- 5 June 2019
- Decision
- Carried
This conference notes that on 2nd May the Committee on Climate Change set out how the UK could achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This landmark report by a government body has provoked a massive national debate in the last month and promises of immediate government action. Conference believes that UNISON energy workers […]
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Delegates for NDC, local government, energy and WET conferences must be entered on the OCS by 4 April
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- Conference
- 2019 Energy Service Group Conference
- Date
- 26 February 2019
- Decision
- Carried
The Energy sector is undergoing an unprecedented level of change, arguably the most change since the privatisation of the sector in the 1980’s. The sector is facing real challenges from competition within the sector; political challenges from all political parties and the media; the need to meet OFGEM requirements; opinions from the consumers whose switching […]
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- Conference
- 2019 Energy Service Group Conference
- Date
- 26 February 2019
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
Conference notes that many energy members work in call centres and operational centres where they take calls from operational colleagues and customers. While most callers are reasonable, there is always a proportion that are unreasonable and some who are extremely abusive. In workplaces with generally high levels of stress, this can be intolerable. People who […]
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- Conference
- 2019 Energy Service Group Conference
- Date
- 25 February 2019
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes that there have been some staff wellbeing initiatives by employers in the Energy service group related to mental health support, these are not consistent and there is still further to go for employee wellbeing. Conference recognises that at least one in four of us will experience mental health problems at some time in […]
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- Conference
- 2019 Energy Service Group Conference
- Date
- 25 February 2019
- Decision
- Carried
Conference celebrates UNISON’s work over the past 25 years to promote women’s equality and participation and to tackle sexism and sex discrimination at work, in our union and across society. Like other service groups, the Energy service group has a majority of women members and our rules and practices to encourage women’s participation are vital […]
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- Conference
- 2019 Energy Service Group Conference
- Date
- 25 February 2019
- Decision
- Carried
Conference is concerned to note that increasingly both branch activists and lay officials are finding themselves suffering extreme stress and anxiety when dealing with the levels of case load that they are presented with. In some cases representatives in Energy have been placed under extreme personal pressure by employers. Conference notes that these pressures on […]
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- Conference
- 2019 Energy Service Group Conference
- Date
- 25 February 2019
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes that ambitious targets for moving to a low carbon industry are essential in the context of climate change and our country’s commitments to the Paris agreement. Taking responsibility to limit temperature increases and avoid catastrophic global warming will require significant transformations across our economy and industry. Conference believes that Just Transition must take […]
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- Conference
- 2019 Energy Service Group Conference
- Date
- 22 February 2019
- Decision
- Carried
Conference is concerned at the rapid and consistent drop in membership numbers being experienced in some branches. Conference believes that this is in part due to frequent voluntary severance exercises and people not being replaced when they retire. However, it must be noted that much of this is due to the fact that many Energy […]
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- Conference
- 2019 Energy Service Group Conference
- Date
- 22 February 2019
- Decision
- Carried
Disability leave is time off from work for a reason related to someone’s disability. It is an example of a reasonable adjustment which Energy employers have a duty to provide to disabled staff under the Equality Act 2010. It is different to sick leave – in many cases the worker is not actually sick – […]
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- Conference
- 2019 Energy Service Group Conference
- Date
- 22 February 2019
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
Conference notes that since 1981, workplaces have been required to provide adequate and appropriate first aid equipment, facilities and people, to ensure that employees can be given immediate help if they are injured or taken ill at work. Yet in 2019, there is still no statutory requirement for employers to provide mental health first aid […]
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