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Mohammad Ahsan is one of the thousands of care workers risking their lives to help vulnerable clients through the pandemic

Find out more about how young members are organised Rights of young workers As a young worker you have most of the rights of adult workers, including: a written document […]

But UNISON's young members are fighting to make work better, by asking employers to sign their Respect Your Youth […]

UNISON believes mental health is a trade union issue and UNISON's young members are actively campaigning for workplaces that are […]

If you are a UNISON member and aged 30 or under you are automatically entitled to participate as a young member. Why not get […]

Does your branch have a plan for recruiting and developing young activists? Encouraging young members to get involved is important for UNISON’s long-term success, so in November 2020 we surveyed UNISON’s young members to ask about their involvement in the union. Based on their responses, our report “Getting Active in UNISON” makes some recommendations to […]

Migrant workers are people who come from other countries to work in the UK. Migrant workers include seasonal […]

Vulnerable workers may not know or understand their employment rights, or they may be afraid to challenge their […]

Call centre workers: an introduction Call centre workers form a significant part of the UK workforce and carry out a […]

UNISON has around 200,000 disabled members and is the union for disabled workers. Over the 12 months we aim to: Raise awareness of the social model of disability and the […]

Recruitment agencies place workers with a hiring company. You will have a contract with the employment agency, which may or may not […]

The Valued Worker Scheme (VWS) is a joint scheme between the GMB, NASUWT, UNISON and Unite unions which aims to recognise education employers in England who value their employees. The unions recognise that there are already many employers that value their employees and work constructively with Trade Unions. Unfortunately, however, there are also many that […]

Covid 19 risk assessments for Black, disabled and other vulnerable workers can be downloaded here Working from home and hybrid working bargaining guide which includes […]

Latest on sleep-ins for care workers What has happened at the Supreme Court?  On 19th March 2021, the Supreme Court dismissed […]