Search Results for “Pay and conditions” News and Blogs tagged police

Pay cap must be lifted for police staff too, say unions

The pay award announced last month for police officers – of a 1% pay rise and a 1% bonus – is not […]

News on the UNISON National site.

Police staff unions call on employers to reopen pay talks

In July, the employers decided that police staff earning over £24,000 a year would have their pay frozen for 2021/22 […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Police cuts and crime in your area

Our police are now understaffed, overworked and overstretched. And our communities are becoming less safe, as serious crime against the person has […]

Article, Magazine, moving, News on the UNISON National site.

Violence and abuse top the agenda at Black members’ conference

Another speaker observed that children are affected by domestic violence and abuse too – from the stress of seeing what is happening in their own home, to the social […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Police staff cuts and crime rises – the correlation is clear

And for years that – seemingly illogical – claim seemed to be backed up by government crime […]

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

Cuts to police and justice sector put communities at risk, says UNISON

Speaking at UNISON’s annual police and justice conference in Bournemouth, assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Further cuts to police forces could jeopardise public safety and lead to more industrial unrest, warns UNISON

In his speech to the union’s annual police and justice conference in Brighton, Dave Prentis said: “Despite promises not to cut frontline […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Policing is changing

“The bill is going to extend powers further to volunteer PCSOs and volunteers in general,” she says […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON members are working flat out

As wind and rain batters the north of England I want to pay tribute to our members

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

Police cuts and crime in your area

Our police are now understaffed, overworked and overstretched. And our communities are becoming less safe, as serious crime against the person has […]

Behind the headlines, Magazine on the Magazine site.

We Are Police Staff – new film launches

Protecting police staff jobs keeps us all safe.” The film champions the often unseen and unrecognised work of UNISON police staff members. Branch secretary of UNISON Police Scotland […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Renationalise failing privatised probation services, say unions

This is since probation service reforms were introduced three years ago. UNISON, NAPO and GMB also warn about the government’s next privatisation plan to outsource contracts for […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Police staff now less representative of communities, says UNISON

The trend is also downwards for BME support staff such as front desk enquiry officers and 999 call handlers. The proportion fell from 7% to 6.8% over the same timescale. BME police […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

New vision for policing strategy fails to deal with declining workforce, says UNISON

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Local policing needs a visible presence on the streets […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Policing on the cheap?

UNISON conference condemns replacing police staff with low-paid workers and unpaid volunteers

Article, News on the UNISON National site.