Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged facility time

Facility time pays dividends for employers and staff

Our unpaid stewards enable meaningful consultation and negotiation to take place, improve workplace relations and employers’ reputations, make early […]

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Model time off and facilities agreement

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Welsh councils and unions unite to oppose Trade Union Bill

UNISON, GMB and UNITE are championing a statement agreed by the Joint Council for Wales employer’s side […]

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DOCAS and facility time changes brought forward

New DOCAS agreements have to be in place from 10 March 2018 to ensure a “reasonable fee” is paid to public sector employers who deduct union subs directly from members’ wages

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‘We must fight for facility time – for our members and for our services’

“Members are dedicated to their job and classroom-based staff are working at full tilt from the start until the end of the school day, with […]

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Battle continues against ‘restrictive and draconian’ Trade Union Act

A motion proposed by Cymru/Wales noted that the act hampers the ability of unions to bargain and to advance pay and conditions in the workplace. The region’s Sarah Taylor called the act […]

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Cutbacks in facility time forces activists to conduct “covert ops”

That has an impact on my health and wellbeing." Duncan Smith, City of Edinburgh branch agreed: "Every member who is associated with our […]

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Blog: You can attack us all you want – we aren’t going anywhere

Without UNISON activists, there would be no UNISON. And yet, year after year, our union and our activists come under fire from those who would strip many […]

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UNISON Scotland joins day of action against Trade Union Bill

The STUC is encouraging all its member unions and their branches to organise specific workplace activities that will both promote opposition to the […]

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Swindon moves to end facility time

The council claims it is ending paid facility time for joint branch secretaries Bob Cretchley and Karla Bradford as an "efficiency saving", but the move will save less than a fifth of one percent - […]

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‘We will defend our facility time’

But Tory councillors, she noted, are reacting to this by "indulging in political tricks" and attacking union stewards' and branches' facility time, egged on by the government - particularly […]

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‘Draconian’ trade union bill passes second reading

“It will not stop us striking, standing up for the lives of millions and protecting the vulnerable,” he said. “We will make our […]

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Facility time

It can also mean an employer allows a rep to carry out trade union duties and activities, instead of their substantive job, for a certain amount of time per week or month. The […]

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Fighting cuts to facility time

As a part of UNISON’s continuing efforts to help branches and regions fight facility time cuts - and cope following a cut - we have produced a revised guide to […]

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As we condemn the Trade Union Bill we shouldn’t overlook what our campaigning has achieved

Despite several significant u-turns, and the watering down of aspects of the legislation, that is still the case. This is a piece of […]

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