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As a young worker, you are protected by the law and have many of the rights of an adult worker. There are a number of significant differences between your entitlements and those of older workers.

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

Young members tell us that mental health is one of the major issues affecting them both at work and at home.

Why not get involved and help us campaign for the issues affecting young workers. Our young members group works to encourage recruitment […]

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 […]

Registering for a national insurance number To work legally in the UK all migrant workers, including those from […]

They are often exploited by their employers and forced to work long hours for low pay, or to work in dangerous conditions. Vulnerable workers may not […]

UNISON is campaigning to improve pay and conditions for members who work in call centres. Call centre workers: an introduction Call centre workers form […]

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 […]

The agency that finds work for you will provide you with a contract with them for any job they help you secure. Generally the […]

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 […]

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

Why we ‘remember the dead and fight for the living’ Health and Safety Executive (HSE) annual statistics show on average that 135 workers […]