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Cuts threaten disabled people in work

Iain Scott Burdon asked how the government could claim it was "encouraging people back to work," while "attacking rights at work." And Neil […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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EU law bill: Disability protections under threat

The bill, described as a “bonfire of workers’ rights”, could see over 4,000 pieces of EU legislation torn out of the UK’s law books at the […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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Windrush ‘nightmare’ won’t end until ‘hostile environment’ does

Noting that everyone benefits from a healthy workforce, he said that presenteeism (where workers do not take sick leave because of fear of losing their jobs as a result) was a rising problem for […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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Unlocking our potential

UNISON’s disabled members are working hard to combat unfair treatment at work

Article, Magazine on the UNISON National site.
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Unlocking our potential

Colette Elizabeth (below) is a UNISON member working in the NHS who has a very dramatic story behind her spinal injury. She was in New York in 2012 when Hurricane […]

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