Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged volunteers

There must be no blurred lines between volunteers and NHS staff

But they cannot, and should never, take the place of paid employees. "With resources so stretched across the NHS […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government should mobilise volunteers to take testing to staff, says UNISON  

The union says the strategy needs to focus instead on taking tests to NHS and care workers, rather than expecting hard-pressed staff to travel long distances.  Volunteers […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Policing on the cheap?

Frank Winston, who works for Police Scotland, described the move as “taking policing back to the 1600s” and said that these workers will be […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

New charter sets out role for volunteers in supporting the NHS

The aim is to ensure that the tens of thousands of people who give up their time to provide comfort and help to patients are given guidance about […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Police staff will be pleased with new powers, less so that volunteer colleagues will get the same

“This is something that police staff have long wished for and means that in future they will have a range of powers at their disposal that will ensure they can […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Volunteers help tackle the NHS equipment crisis

Some people have volunteered to help on Facebook, via a group called For the Love of Scrubs UK, and are making scrubs for staff in their own local hospitals. One of those volunteers is retired […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Volunteers taking on police roles as cuts continue to bite

The increasing reliance on unpaid staff highlights the financial pressures forces face, warns UNISON. The findings are based on freedom of information data from 32 forces including Greater […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.