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“Housing association customer services have become a fourth emergency services line”

Aug 19, 2023By John's Labour blog

I will pretty much totally agree with this article published in “Inside Housing” (subscription) about Housing Associations (and I would say Council housing) having to become the 4th emergency service to support very vulnerable, stressed and even suicid…Read more…

Aug 19, 2023John's Labour blog

“Do you know about work-related stress? Take the test”

Oct 31, 2022By John's Labour blog

Hat tip to the Health & Safety Executive & IOSH. If you care about stress at work and what to do about it then give this short quiz a go.”A report from Deloitte puts the total annual cost of poor mental health to UK employers at £56 billion – t…Read more…

Oct 31, 2022John's Labour blog

Workers suffering mental health ‘epidemic’

Apr 27, 2021By UNITElive

Ahead of tomorrow’s International Workers’ Memorial Day (April 28) workers are suffering a mental health ‘epidemic’, a UK and Ireland-wide survey of Unite workplace representatives has…Read more…

Apr 27, 2021UNITElive

UniteLive’s stories of the year – chefs demand better

Apr 27, 2021By UNITElive

Every day for the ‘twelve days of Christmas’ this year, UniteLive is running a different story from our top stories of 2021. Today, we hear from Unite rep and chef Kevin Reynolds, who tells of the…Read more…

Apr 27, 2021UNITElive

More than half NHS and social care staff in London considering quitting over pandemic impact

Mar 31, 2021By Dave Prentis blog

There’s a real danger many leave the NHS for somewhere they feel more appreciated

The article More than half NHS and social care staff in London considering quitting over pandemic impact first…Read more…

Mar 31, 2021Dave Prentis blog

Dealing with the best and worst of situations

Oct 3, 2019By Dave Prentis blog

Police and justice conference urges support for members’ well being and mental health

The article Dealing with the best and worst of situations first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Oct 3, 2019Dave Prentis blog

Bus drivers ‘exhausted’ by long hours

Jun 28, 2019By UNITElive

Unite has demanded that Transport for London (TfL) take action on bus driver fatigue on the eve of the publication of a damning new report on the issue.   The new report follows a previous one,…Read more…

Jun 28, 2019UNITElive

‘Profoundly disturbing’

Jun 28, 2019By UNITElive

A new survey of housing association workers has revealed an epidemic of work-related stress among staff who feel burned out, undervalued and poorly paid.   The survey commissioned by Unite of…Read more…

Jun 28, 2019UNITElive

Sleepless nights over cash fears?

Apr 10, 2019By UNITElive

Financial worries are fuelling working people’s mental health problems, according to a shocking new survey.   A third of those polled reported suffering from mental ill health specifically…Read more…

Apr 10, 2019UNITElive

Too stressed to work

Apr 9, 2019By UNITElive

Stress at work is on the rise, with more and more companies reporting an increase in stress-related absences, according to a new survey.   Two-fifths of businesses said they have recorded a rise…Read more…

Apr 9, 2019UNITElive

‘Staggering findings’

Feb 27, 2019By UNITElive

A shocking two-thirds of NHS workers have become ill from stress on the job in the last year, a new staff survey has found.   The poll of nearly half a million workers at more than 200 NHS…Read more…

Feb 27, 2019UNITElive

Burnout nation

Feb 4, 2019By UNITElive

The vast majority of British workers do not take their full annual leave days they are entitled to by the end of the year, a new survey has found.   By the end of the year, 72 per cent of…Read more…

Feb 4, 2019UNITElive

‘Growing epidemic’

Nov 6, 2018By UNITElive

Working days lost to stress increased by nearly a quarter in 2017 according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), leading to calls for a “culture change” in how bosses deal with the “growing…Read more…

Nov 6, 2018UNITElive

‘Daily trauma’

Aug 28, 2018By UNITElive

Ambulance crews are not getting enough mental health support Unite has warned, as new figures reveal that one in ten staff at one of the UK’s largest ambulance services have taken time off in the…Read more…

Aug 28, 2018UNITElive

Driven to distraction

Aug 24, 2018By UNITElive

When Tan Rashid gets home after a shift the exhausted Middlesborough bus driver sits quietly in a dark room.   Unite member Rashid said, “We have a high percentage of drivers who go off with…Read more…

Aug 24, 2018UNITElive

Report: Unite Policy Conference 2018

Jul 23, 2018By Ian's Unite site

This isn’t an official report, but is accurate to the best of my knowledge. If you spot any errors or omissions, please let me know. I have also uploaded the official “progress of business”.

You can refer to the conference agenda (the pack of motions …Read more…

Jul 23, 2018Ian's Unite site

UNISON on Lord Carter’s report into productivity in the NHS

May 24, 2018By Dave Prentis blog

Understaffed teams with limited resources has had a terrible impact on staff well-being

The article UNISON on Lord Carter’s report into productivity in the NHS first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…

May 24, 2018Dave Prentis blog

‘Silent epidemic’

May 15, 2018By UNITElive

Unite is running a series of mental health awareness courses as well as training members in mental health first aid throughout the UK to coincide with mental health awareness week (May 14 to 18)….Read more…

May 15, 2018UNITElive

Unable to cope

May 15, 2018By UNITElive

Almost a third of people have experienced suicidal thoughts or feelings because of stress during the last year, according to a disturbing new survey.   The shocking findings led to calls for…Read more…

May 15, 2018UNITElive

Stress: helping branches help our members

Feb 6, 2018By Dave Prentis blog

The stress epidemic in public services is a sadly all-too-familiar story

The article Stress: helping branches help our members first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…

Feb 6, 2018Dave Prentis blog
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