Private contractor gets funding from government to pay non-medical staff the COVID bonus
West Midlands
Leader of the House Penny Mordaunt MP says she will make sure the case of the Dudley workers is looked at
Company is refusing to pay a COVID bonus to the privately-employed NHS workers – despite being signed up to Agenda for Change
Employer announces it will return the workers to national pay, terms and conditions after last week’s industrial action
Together with the GMB and Unite, the move comes after the council vowed to end the contract with Sandwell Leisure Trust in the wake of its decision to fire and rehire all staff
UNISON members set to take to the picket lines for a sixth time in continued fight against their employer’s fire and rehire tactics
West Midlands members continue their long-running action over contracts
The fourth day of action in the last 12 months comes on the back of proposals for more cuts to terms and conditions
Leisure trust that is set to run the aquatic centre for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is targeting staff while having millions in the bank
West Midlands trust criticised for reimposing parking charges that were meant to be free during the pandemic
A homeless hostel team leader talks about how the coronavirus pandemic has made her and her colleagues’ jobs harder than ever
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August, usually a time of lazy days and holidays, the silly season and not much happening… but these are strange times and at UNISON, we’re always busy
Bringing the 111 and 999 services together should lead to “real improvements” for both patients and staff
Members in UNISON and Unite had voted 100% to take industrial action before council regraded them
‘At first it was gut instinct,’ says Julie Robinson, who challenged an error in how term-time staff at West Midlands sixth form college were being paid