Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged Yorkshire and Humberside

West Yorkshire hospital workers win re-banding and thousands of pounds in back pay 

Thanks to UNISON, the workers have now been re-banded to band three and are set to receive around £3,000 in back pay. The victory marks the latest […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Rotherham cemetery staff secure major pay victory

The accepted offer will be in place for two years and means staff will be paid what was the real living wage – £10.90 per hour – at the time the […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Recovery assistants in Sheffield win much-needed pay uplift

The re-banding, taking the care workers from a 'band 2’ to a ‘band 3’ on Agenda for Change terms, has […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

It’s good to talk – especially now

The answer for the Wakefield District Branch was simple: pick up the phone. And it’s proving remarkably effective. The branch, in Yorkshire & Humberside, has around 9,000 […]

Behind the headlines, How to, Magazine on the Magazine site.

UNISON wins U-turn for trainee nursing associates

They would also be expected to take a pay cut of up to £1,700 – even as they were deployed to the frontline in the fight against COVID-19 […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Sheffield mental health workers to strike as government cuts put ‘people at risk’

Patients and the city’s communities are being let down by an underfunded service, while frontline staff are in […]

health, health news, News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Bradford NHS members suspend strike action

They want to remain as direct NHS employees, and fear that the trust’s plans to move their work to a wholly owned subsidiary company could see […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Not for the faint of heart

Emergency services in the South West of England needed support, because it seemed that for the first time since World War II a nerve agent had been […]

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

Yorkshire hospitals strike called off after trust halts privatisation plan

The trust had intended to set up the company and transfer the contracts of cleaners, maintenance workers, IT staff and canteen staff to it. The […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Hull recycling workers strike for sick pay

Last year, a member was diagnosed with cancer, but was denied sick pay. “We asked for this to be included in pay talks,” says Mr Kennett, but the company refused […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Harrogate NHS members reject plans to transfer them to private company

Consultative ballot sees 97% say ‘No’ to plans by North Yorkshire trust to move their jobs to a wholly owned subsidiary

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Sheffield signs up to the Ethical Care Charter

The council has also pledged to work with care providers to help them move further towards paying the living wage (currently £8.45 an hour) to all of their employees. The Ethical Care […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Are you a homecare worker? – Leaflet

Leaflet only for branches in North West and Yorkshire & Humberside […]

Media on the UNISON National site.

Yorkshire ambulance paramedics win pay rise

This month's agreement with the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to regrade paramedics from band 5 to band 6 of the NHS pay system followed moves by UNISON to ballot for industrial action in the […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

The values I grew up with are the same as those at the heart of this great union

The values that I grew up with in Leeds are the values that are at the heart of our great union, driving the members, activists and staff who achieve so much. And they’re what I’m proud to fight for each day as your general secretary.

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