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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Stress – time to stop blaming the workers
Yesterday I attended the HSE stress summit in London for the launch of their new stress campaign. The conference went well and the main thrust of the conference was on the importance of prevention,…Read more…
MPs management training call
Management training for MPs would help eradicate an epidemic of stress and cases of bullying experienced by parliamentary staff, Unite has said. A recent survey by Unite, which has about 500…Read more…
Unite Policy Conference 2016 – Tuesday’s business
The biggest debate of the day was around local government cuts. An Executive Statement strengthened Unite’s policy, but didn’t go as far as the motions which fell as a result of it passing.
Composite 1 (Motions 1 & 2): Campaigning Against Privatis…Read more…
Activists feel stress of increasing workloads
UNISON to explore ways of supporting activists and reps in stressful situations
The article Activists feel stress of increasing workloads first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Delegates vow to fight against social work privatisation
Delegates queue up to reveal the scale of the crisis affecting a vital service
The article Delegates vow to fight against social work privatisation first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
No James Herriot idyll
The reasons why almost half the vets regularly think of leaving the profession – with nearly 10 per cent of young vets planning to leave as soon as possible – will be explored at the inaugural…Read more…
UNISON rep wins praise for work on stress
Health and safety rep Scott Donohoe praised after being awarded the STUC Frank Maguire award
The article UNISON rep wins praise for work on stress first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Hardworking, dedicated school staff are being driven towards the exit door
Unless the government gets their act together, many of these invaluable public servants will leave their jobs – and their skills and talents will be lost to schools and children alike.
The article…Read more…
Workers Memorial Day 2016
The welfare of workers should be our primary concern…Read more…
Working for free
Workers in the UK are being cheated of more than £30bn in unpaid labour over the course of a year, a new TUC analysis has found. More than five million people worked an average of 7.7 hours…Read more…
♡ UNISON: it’s a life saver
Health and safety saves lives, and UNISON reps are at the forefront of that work
The article ♡ UNISON: it’s a life saver first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Work and Well-being – How to get involved
In the past year or so far more employers in the UK have been introducing “well-being” schemes in the workplace. This follows a trend that we have seen in the USA where 70% of Fortune 200 companies…Read more…
Big increase in assaults on public service workers, says UNISON
Friday 23 October 2015
UNISON Scotland is publishing today Violence at Work: A Survey of UNISON employers and Staff in Scotland 2015. It shows an increase of 1,227 assaults compared with 2014.
The total recorded assaults on public sector workers in Scotland in 2015 was 38,279. This compares to 20,000 in 2006.
UNISON report included a survey, to ask what staff had suffered, how they had feltRead more…
A nation on the brink?
I’m in a deep sleep after a restless night with the baby waking constantly when the alarm goes off. Its 05.45, its dark outside and the rest the house is silent as they all sleep peacefully. …Read more…
Every childhood is worth fighting for
By John Cameron, NSPCC Head of Helplines Everyday our ChildLine volunteers are contacted by children desperate for someone to talk to about the growing pressures in their lives. Sadly they often feel…Read more…
UNISON relaunches stress survey
UNISON is calling on the union’s safety reps to get organised – and members to get involved -in this year’s European Health and Safety week. We want safety reps to ask members and…Read more…
Mental health and the working life #MHAW15
Being a young teacher has it challenges, four in 10 ‘quit’ within a year. But what happens when you are feeling so low and helpless that you contemplate ending it all?Read more…
NHS porter’s workloads and stress go up as their wages go down, claims UNISON report
Wed 17 Dec 2014
NHS Porters are under pressure and their workloads are going up while the value of their wages are going down. The report also concludes that their training is patchy and there are reports of lack of equipment to allow them to do their job properly.
These are the conclusions of a study UNISON has conducted among NHS porters. This report also suggests a growth in zero hourRead more…