This whole policy has been a damaging distraction. Valuable resources that could have gone on improving care have been wasted.
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UNISON launches national staff and patient safety survey
Nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants, NHS students, ambulance workers, therapists, and administrative, facilities and technical staff across the UK are being asked to record how their shift goes…Read more…
UNISON demands that Labour in government ends privatisation from day one
There must be a commitment to abolish the divisive, destructive and damaging policy of privatisation.
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Home ownership now little more than a pipe dream for public sector workers
Owning a home has become virtually impossible for many public sector workers across Britain, according to research published today (Sunday)
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NHS England right not to make flu jab compulsory
While it makes sense for staff to be encouraged to get the flu jab, no-one should feel that they have no option but to have it
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Pension reform is urgently needed
Unclear investment systems are leaving workers in the dark over the cost
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School staff buckling under intolerable workloads and mounting stress
Drastic cuts, staff restructuring and rocketing stress levels are becoming the norm in UK schools, according to a survey of school support staff published today (Tuesday) by UNISON. The findings –…Read more…
UNISON and National Police Chiefs’ Council to tackle worrying levels of sexual harassment
This research finds levels of sexual harassment consistent with that reported in police forces internationally as well as other workplace surveys.
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Northamptonshire County Council cuts will devastate lives, warns UNISON
The Council has created an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty for local residents and for staff.
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Inferior university pension plans must not become the norm
New pension schemes will leave staff struggling to plan for retirement and significantly worse off in their old age
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UNISON responds to CPAG report on Universal Credit failings
Dave Prentis comments on a report from the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) into Universal Credit failings.
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Northamptonshire County Council plans are going too far, warns UNISON
Plans to announce yet more cuts and closures to services will leave the most vulnerable people in the county with nowhere to turn
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Birmingham City Council cuts care workers’ hours at the expense of local people
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has today (Tuesday) joined striking care workers on the picket line in Birmingham. More than 250 care workers are taking strike action in response to the City…Read more…
‘Lacklustre’ probation rescue plan will fail
Commenting on Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service’s (HMPPS) rescue plan for probation announced today (Friday), UNISON national officer for probation Ben Priestley said: “These lacklustre…Read more…
Government owes workers millions one year on from employment tribunal fees win
Thousands of people treated unfairly at work have still not been refunded hundreds of pounds they paid out to take their employers to court, says UNISON today (Thursday). It is a year today since a…Read more…
Pay announcements are “robbing Peter to pay Paul”, says UNISON
Commenting on the announcements on public sector pay today (Tuesday), UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Behind the good news headlines, the government is simply robbing Peter…Read more…
UNISON responds to new health secretary’s plans for NHS
Friday 20 July 2018 For immediate release UNISON responds to new health secretary’s plans for NHS Commenting on Matt Hancock’s first speech as health secretary today (Friday), UNISON head of…Read more…
Cutting Suffolk’s police community support officers risks public safety, says UNISON
Plans announced today (Tuesday) to axe more than half of Suffolk’s police community support officers (PCSOs) would put public safety at risk, says UNISON. The proposed cuts by Suffolk Constabulary…Read more…
Older workers deserve access to training, says UNISON
Responding to the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee report on the weak enforcement of age discrimination law published today (Tuesday), UNISON head of learning and organising services…Read more…
Sleep-in shifts judgment is a huge mistake
The legal decision today (Friday) not to count sleep-in shifts as working time is wrong, and is at odds with legal precedents and a common sense understanding of what counts as work, says UNISON….Read more…