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…
UniteLive’s stories of the year – chefs demand better
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…
More than half NHS and social care staff in London considering quitting over pandemic impact
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…
Dealing with the best and worst of situations
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…
Bus drivers ‘exhausted’ by long hours
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…
‘Profoundly disturbing’
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…
Sleepless nights over cash fears?
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…
Too stressed to work
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…
‘Staggering findings’
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…
Burnout nation
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…
‘Growing epidemic’
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…
‘Daily trauma’
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…
Driven to distraction
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…
Report: Unite Policy Conference 2018
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…
UNISON on Lord Carter’s report into productivity in the NHS
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…
‘Silent epidemic’
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…
Unable to cope
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…
Stress: helping branches help our members
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…
’It’s the workplace that needs to change, not the person’
Conference pledges action to tackle growing problem of mental health issues for local government workers facing pressures driven by austerity, cuts and growing demand for the services they…Read more…
UNISON calls for action to tackle stress endemic in public services
Union survey of 10,000 members shows that stress is harming staff and services – but employers rarely talk about it
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