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   Member only event – registration is required. Join  […]

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

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 […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

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

The plans are contained in the Children and Social Work Bill currently being considered by Parliament. Clause 29 of the bill would allow the […]

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

The government argued that the move would have allowed “a local authority in England to test different ways of working, with a view to achieving better outcomes”. But UNISON […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UK urged to act before bulldozers enter The Jungle at Calais

UNISON urges members to sign petition calling on UK to accept responsibilities and allow children on their own to come to UK

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

LGA survey shows social workers are struggling to cope

“But their jobs are becoming even harder as referrals soar, and budgets are squeezed. This understandably is causing huge stress and anxiety as staff worry that […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

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

The bill is currently going through Parliament and would apply to adult and children's social work in England. A joint statement by five groups […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Stars in our schools

When it is, it’s often due to the hard work of the tens of thousands of school support staff – from teaching assistants to cooks to admin staff – who strive to […]

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.