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“Nigel Farage and his party’s new councillors have much to learn about local government. They’ll quickly discover there’s nothing left to cut and many authorities are balancing on the edge of the ...
UNISON is proud of its work to promote trans-inclusive workplaces, and of its track record in campaigning for changes to ...
Ahead of International Nursing Day on 12 May, UNISON national officer for nursing Stuart Tuckwood explains how NHS nurses are ...
From 1 April 2025, some minor and positive changes have been introduced to the England and Wales NHS Pension Scheme regulations. NHS Employers have created a useful webpage to summarise the changes.
Free e-bikes, discounted bus travel and other incentives are needed to encourage low-paid workers to use green transport, says Campaign for Better Transport in a report today (Monday). The charity is ...
On Monday 28th April (11:45AM to 1:15PM) UNISON is speaking at and supporting a webinar to launch a new report called “Greening social care: a just transition to cleaner transport.” The report, which ...
Statutory maternity pay is paid for up to 39 weeks, usually covering the first part of an employee’s maternity leave. Your employer will usually pay you in the same way, at the same time as your ...
Parental leave is a legal right to take time off from work to look after a child or make arrangements for a child’s welfare. Employers are not legally required to pay workers taking parental leave, so ...
WARMS is currently working and there are no known issues ...
No one should be attacked for simply doing their job.
“Rising pressure on the health service has created a toxic environment where violence and abuse are becoming far too common. This is unacceptable. Staff are being left traumatised, injured and even ...