Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged children

Higher Education Service Group Executive – Higher Education Pay Campaign 2022 Branch Briefing

Date
7 July 2022 12:30pm–1:30pm
Location
Online

Presenters and keynote speakers to be confirmed This webinar will update branches on the HESGE higher education pay campaign for 2022 and will provide an opportunity to share best practice and ask questions. Presenters and keynote speakers to be confirmed   Member only event – registration is required. Join  via the zoom link below https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sc-mvpzguH91q6PPMYShJwBne5lZoXvZQ […]

Event on the UNISON National site.

Supreme Court ruling will add to child poverty, says UNISON

They are employed in both the public and private sectors. Media contacts: Anthony Barnes T: 0207 121 5255 M: 07834 864794 […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Ending child poverty: 20 years on

The last Labour government cut child poverty on a scale and at a pace unmatched by other industrial nations during the period 1998–2010. But those gains […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Social workers reject government reforms as unsafe, says UNISON

Government plans to reform the delivery of children’s social care have been overwhelmingly rejected by practising social workers in a new report published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. UNISON says the proposals could prove dangerous for children and fail to tackle any of the fundamental problems social workers deal with on a daily basis. UNISON says […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON backs petition to protect children’s care rights in England

Members and the public are urged to back the call to ‘protect the rights of vulnerable children and care leavers’ from plans in new bill

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

The Trade Union Bill: John’s story

The father has since been imprisoned. I have had many bad days at work, and many days I have been under extreme pressure. The worst day I ever had at work would need an […]

Article, UNISON voices on the UNISON National site.

New study shows 1,000 Sure Start children’s centres may have shut

The Sutton Trust found that confusion over identifying individual centres and how changes were reported meant the figure of 500 closures was a vast underestimate. They also […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Plans to let councils opt out of legal duties to children dropped

UNISON welcomes government move after months of campaigning on Children and Social Work Bill (England)

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UK urged to act before bulldozers enter The Jungle at Calais

This instructs the government to work with local authorities to accept unaccompanied child refugees. But campaigners […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

LGA survey shows social workers are struggling to cope

The government must give councils the cash they need to recruit more child protection staff and keep all children safe.” UNISON is concerned that […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Social work bill ‘does nothing to address the real problems’

UNISON joins professional associations and academic bodies to condemn plans to give ministers control over social work regulation in England

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Stars in our schools

Join UNISON’s search for the unsung heroes of our schools

Article, Magazine on the UNISON National site.

Higher Education Service Group Executive Branch Seminar 2022

Date
9 – 10 November 2022
Location
Holiday Inn Leicester 129 St Nicholas Circle Leicester

Presenters and keynote speakers on a range of issues with workshops including: Winning the 35hr week Challenging wholly owned subsidiaries H&S: how to do a risk assessment and a H&S audit UNISON’s year of the disabled worker H&S: tackling hybrid working/agile working H&S: dealing with work-related stress and improving mental health Tackling racism and promoting […]

Event on the UNISON National site.

Council cuts could mean more children in need let down

On the streets, in workplaces, in communities up and down the country, real people still have real needs that need to be met. And one story of recent […]

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

UNISON vows to campaign on child marriage

He knew the answer. And so did UNISON delegates. As Lisa Dempster of the union’s national women’s committee put it […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.