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Thames Water announces it is to consult on axing 300 jobs

UNISON argues the plans are short sighted and will have wide ranging consequences, and vows it will fight to protect jobs

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Blog: A significant step forward for pregnant workers and new parents

UNISON has been working with Dan Jarvis MP on a bill, which just passed its third reading, to provide additional protections in the workplace

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

Redundancies raise their heads

UNISON prepares to defend members as staff are asked to pay the price for funding crises at two universities

Article on the UNISON National site.

Grimethorpe dinner ladies save their jobs

Members return to work as redundancy plans dropped after 36 days of strike action

News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON declares victory in Bradford redundancy row

University of Bradford climbs down on redundancy numbers the week after four-day strike

Article on the UNISON National site.

Redundancy threats stalk northern colleges

FE colleges in northern England announce plans for hundreds of job losses

Article on the UNISON National site.

Further education: Dispute registered over plans for Nottingham redundancies

Official dispute registered after 385 staff, including some on term-time only contracts, told they are at risk – after the end of term

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Joint campaign secures protections for school workers

Support workers, teaching staff and leadership unions unite in campaign over threat of redundancies

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON mounts campaign to save jobs at academies in Essex

140 jobs under threat at six schools in Harlow will put ‘the quality of children’s education at risk’ warns union

Article on the UNISON National site.

Charity trustees need to be transparent, community conference declares

UNISON calls for protection for members and transparency from trustees in the wake of high-profile charity collapses

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

How the ‘public sector exit cap’ could hit those who serve their communities

This government is trying to have its cuts whilst avoiding the consequences. The very least that ministers should be willing to do is pay those they’re booting out of work the redundancy money they’re owed, rather than changing the rules to hit people who have given their communities and our country decades of service.

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

Government plans to attack redundancy agreements

The government is launching a new attack on redundancy terms, which could affect workers with a long-service record

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Probation members prepare for action ballot in Sodexo companies

Six of those companies are owned by Sodexo in Northumbria, Cumbria and Lancashire, South Yorkshire, Norfolk and Suffolk […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Prentis: redundancy cap will hit hundreds of thousands

“Proposed public-sector redundancy cap will affect hundreds of thousands of workers providing vital public services”, warns UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Government adds to fear in workplace with consultation change

UNISON says the cut in opportunity for consultation is a bitter blow

Article on the UNISON National site.