Please see below a very good article on the North Norfolk News website about our campaign (link below), which includes a call for people to respond to our questionnaire on mental health services, and a link to the Zoom meeting on February 2nd on Covid and the Crisis in Mental Health. Please do share! Martin […]
UNISON’s There for You charity is reopening the COVID-19 response fund to help members who are struggling as a direct result of coronavirus. It’s been a tough year for people right across the world, as COVID-19 has swept around the globe – and with no sign of it disappearing any time soon. UNISON members have […]
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a public sector pay freeze in the government’s spending review last week, backed up by some claims that need further analysis. Let’s unpack some of the chancellor’s statements and see how they stack up when they’re checked and given a bit more context. ‘Pay has been rising faster in the public […]
Norse Newsletter November Pay Talks 2020 Please click on the above link for the latest on Norse Norwich City Council pay talks.
If you work for Great Yarmouth Borough Council, North Norfolk District Council or Norfolk County Council please look out for our Email seeking your views on what next year’s pay claim should be. This consultation closes on 15 November 2020. Our national negotiating committee has presented three options for members to give a preference.If you […]
Dear UNISON member We have temporarily lost our office answerphone due to building refurbishment at County Hall. Please contact us by Email to unison.norfolkcounty@btconnect.com or phone UNISON Direct on 0800 0 857 857 if you are unable to use Email or have an urgent query. thank you UNISON Norfolk County
Union learning: UNISON says scrapping fund ‘makes no sense’ The union is calling on the government to pull back from a decision to scrap the Union Learning Fund in England from next March. The announcement that the fund was to be ended came as the Department for Education’s own research showed that fewer employers are providing training […]
School Uniform Grant In response to the growing difficulties many members on low incomes face, a programme has been put in place that will assist our most vulnerable members with the cost of purchasing school uniforms. How much are the grants? They are one-off grants of £50 per school age child, up to a total […]
Dear Candidate General Election and Social Care. Despite the importance of Brexit in the current General Election campaign, we share the view of all parties that we must look beyond this. Social Care is acknowledged by most people to be “in crisis” and we expect all political parties would want to support the notion that […]
The NJC Executive Trade Union Side met 18/07/19 to receive report backs on individual unions’ consultations on the contents of the 2020/21 NJC pay claim. The following headline claim was agreed: A real living wage of £10 per hour to be introduced for NJC scp 1 and a 10% increase on all other NJC/GLPC pay […]