Commenting on new measures to be included in the government’s employment rights bill to penalise care firms who exploit care workers who come to the UK, UNISON head of social... read more →
More than one in three (35%) school support staff witness verbal abuse at work every day, according to a survey released today (Friday) by UNISON. The report comes as official figures... read more →
On the evening of Wednesday 27 November, MPs and UNISON members came together at a parliamentary event to celebrate the the work of school support staff and the tenth anniversary... read more →
In an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill published yesterday, the government confirmed its plans to extend the time limit for bringing tribunal claims from three to six months. The... read more →
The government’s Employment Rights Bill will make game-changing improvements to working life through a raft of new individual and collective rights. The bill is now at committee stage, where a... read more →
On Monday 25 November, cleaners, porters, housekeepers and other facilities staff started three weeks’ worth of strike action to keep their jobs in the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS... read more →
Maternity support workers at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby have just completed two weeks of strike action in their fight to secure proportionate back pay for carrying out... read more →
The government must bypass the independent panel that reviews NHS pay if the health service is to be fit for the future, say three of the UK’s largest health unions... read more →
Commenting on evidence from former health and social care secretary Matt Hancock to the Covid inquiry today (Thursday), UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “Matt Hancock’s lasting legacy will... read more →
Commenting on the announcement of Lord Prescott’s death, UNISON assistant general secretary Liz Snape said today (Thursday): “John Prescott was one of a kind whose drive and determination made him... read more →