Council brings safeguarding jobs back in house, citing fears that children are at risk because privatised contract delivers too few assessments
South east
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
Reading council – the only local authority in England and Wales never to settle an equal pay claim – will today (Monday) be challenged in court by more than 60 women owed over £1.5m because they were paid less than their male colleagues for years, says their union UNISON. The women – mostly care workers, […]
UNISON backs BBC report that reveals loss of 8,000 jobs and 343 libraries in six years
UNISON has won an historic holiday pay victory for ambulance workers in Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), which covers the four counties, has agreed to a union claim that holiday pay should include a payment for regular ‘overruns’. These are incidents of involuntary overtime worked by ambulance crews who attend […]
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Open University council approves plan to close seven regional offices and put 500 staff at risk
Essex police force unveils plan to axe PCSOs and close stations in the county
UNISON welcomes announcement by Southampton Solent University that it has committed itself to providing a ‘top-up’ payment to staff employed by the university’s main contractors
Dave Prentis is joining thousands of other UNISON activists volunteering to get the vote out in the final week of the election campaign
UNISON launches campaign against threatened loss of 1,000 police jobs by 2020
First water company to be an accredited living wage employer, following UNISON pay claims
UNISON health members in England are taking five days of action for fair pay next week – starting first thing on Monday morning – and will be joined by colleagues in other unions including midwives
‘Make sure you come along, show your support and make a difference’
UNISON calls for NJC employers to rethink and come forward with a pay offer which ‘begins to tackle the hardship facing all of our members’ in local government and schools (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)