Last year in England physical assaults on NHS staff rose by nearly 10% compared to 2015/16, according to new figures published today (Tuesday) by UNISON and HSJ. The figures were obtained following a…Read more…
Government is failing to protect health service staff from violence at work
‘Zero tolerance should mean zero tolerance’, health delegates are told
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Everyone has the right to a safe and secure workplace, declares conference
Too many community, housing and care workers are being ‘attacked at work for minimum wage’ as a normal part of the job
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Suffragette descendant addresses UNISON women
Dr Helen Pankhurst addresses UNISON women’s conference
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Emergency service workers need greater protection
No one should face violence, abuse and sexual harassment at work
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Violence towards staff in charities and housing associations must end
New survey reveals danger for staff in the charity and voluntary sector
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Assaults against housing staff survey 2017
If you work in social housing please spend 10 minutes filling out this important annual survey hereRead more…
Union charter to commit employers to tackle violence at work
‘Our members do not go to work to be assaulted’ community conference declares
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Violence at work: When someone with a grudge against a Housing worker takes a can of petrol…
Last week was European Health and Safety week. This is a time to think about work related safety matters.
Early this month I was rang by the radio programme “BBC 5 Live investigates”. They asked if I was available to be interviewed by the pr…Read more…
Blame the victims
“Too many housing associations do not support the victims of workplace violence, says John Gray” Below is an opinion piece I wrote for Inside Housing last week (it is behind a paywall). I think you will find the same thing in many other sectors.
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Violence at work is unacceptable and must be tackled
#STUC16 No worker should accept violence as part of their job. Whether they work in schools, colleges or other public and public facing services, staff should be able to work without fear of threat, abuse or intimidation. See all STUC reports on the website.
That was the clear message from delegates to the STUC as they backed a NASUWT call for proper resources from the Scottish Government toRead more…
Violence at Work: Unison Community Conference 2016
The UNISON community conference started on Saturday afternoon after the close of the seminar. I spoke in favour of this motion below.
“Conference, President, John Gray, one of your elected Community ＮＥＣ members and proud to be a health and safety rep. Moving motion 2 “Violence at Work” on behalf…Read more…
Violence isn’t part of the job, community delegates agree
Delegates declare its time to act as charity, care and housing workers experience assaults
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Violence against health workers unacceptable, says UNISON
Commenting on new research published today (Monday) by the TUC that says health employees are the most likely to experience violence at work, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “Sadly these…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…
Union offers safety advice to staff following hospital sexual assaults
Thursday 15 January 2015
NHS union UNISON Scotland is advising staff to be more vigilant than normal after two separate incidents of sexual assault at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI) in recent weeks.
The union has also contacted employers demanding that specific advice about personal safety and relevant details are shared with local staff to ensure that they are aware of the issue and canRead more…
Unions condemn the Charlie Hebdo killings
As crowds gathered in cities across France and beyond today, standing in solidarity with those attacked at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, journalists’ unions expressed their shock and…Read more…