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Heatwave advice for schools and early years settings

Schools and early years settings have the authority and responsibility to take whatever steps they deem […]

Page on the UNISON National site.

‘I don’t want another family to suffer’

On International Workers’ Memorial Day, Chris Cooper, a member of UNISON’s national health and safety committee, shares the tragic story behind why he became an H&S rep

Behind the headlines, Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

UNISON welcomes asbestos report

Parliamentary work and pensions committee calls for a 40-year deadline for the safe removal of all asbestos in public buildings

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON seeks ‘clarity’ on removal of COVID-19 from risk assessments

Union says that government’s ‘potentially dangerous’ Living with COVID-19 plans could undermine health and safety regulations in England

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Employers must not let their guard down, says UNISON

Even as COVID restrictions loosen, health and safety legislation must still be followed and risks to employees minimised

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON calls on employers to review COVID-19 protections

Move comes as cases of the Omicron variant soar and HSE figures reveal the scale of the pandemic impact on workers’ health

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Health and Weather warnings for extreme heat

So your employer should be monitoring these alerts and discussing the potential health and safety impacts to workers that may arise with health and safety reps. This is because our bodies work […]

Page on the UNISON National site.

H&S survey reveals members feel less safe now than a year ago

UNISON call for more inspection and enforcement of workplace health and safety as results of a new survey are released

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

The post-pandemic world of work

The national executive council (NEC) introduced a motion at this year's special delegate conference that spelled this out – recognising that the experience of the pandemic has created conditions […]

Behind the headlines, Magazine on the Magazine site.

Blog: Wilfully sowing the seeds of masked confusion

If only the Westminster government could show some of the responsibility it wants the rest of us to take on

General Secretary, General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

Too many people across the UK face serious health risks

“Employers must do more to keep staff safe and that includes properly recording exposure to Covid-19. Ministers must also invest in the […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

‘We’re here to protect lives’

The pandemic focused the world’s attention on health and safety. But for UNISON’s health and safety reps, protecting everyone in the workplace was already a way of life

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

Workplace safety affects us all

As we approach International Workers’ Memorial Day, UNISON looks back at a year when workplace safety took centre stage

Behind the headlines, Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

UNISON urges HSE to improve COVID guidance for employers

The union had previously written to the HSE on these issues last summer, but since then, with the spread of more […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON raises COVID-19 concerns for members at army college

Christina McAnea has written to the defence secretary seeking urgent response

Article, News on the UNISON National site.