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WASPI campaign
July 27th, 2017Margaret Rinington’s 602,000 strong e-petition about the state pension age is about to provide a quantum leap for the legal rights of 3.48 million women. With these legal rights uppermost in our minds, we invite all #50sWomen to write ‘DWP’ letters to help with legal challenges. WASPI have a “Guide to DWP Complaints”, produced by top London […]
Read More...UNISON LEGAL VICTORY SEES EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL FEES SCRAPPED
July 26th, 2017UNISON Legal Services has been successful in its challenge to Employment Tribunal Fees. Today, the Supreme Court, the UK’S highest court, ruled that the Government acted unlawfully when it introduced fees to bring claims in the Employment Tribunals in England, Scotland and Wales. Since 2013, workers have had to pay as much as £1,200 plus […]
Read More...UNISON and the WASPI campaign
July 18th, 2017UNISON champions fair pensions for all public sector workers. We’ve linked up with WASPI(Women against state pension inequality) to achieve pension justice for women who have been unfairly penalised by the equalisation of the state pension age with no fair transitional arrangements. For decades the state pension age (SPA) for women was 60. An increase to […]
Read More...School Uniform Grant
July 14th, 2017Struggling with School uniform costs ? We want to help as many people as possible. Many people do not know but here at Unison we are not just here to help you with work place issues . Get help with the cost of school uniform this summer . Further information can be found using the […]
Read More...Further Education Recruit a Friend
July 13th, 2017RECRUIT A FRIEND *** WIN ANOTHER £100 CASH **** Get a friend to JOIN the UNION and have his or her say in important pay and conditions issues affecting their job. Click here or on the graphic for the application form and email completed aplications to i.gil@unison.co.uk. That new member will receive a BALLOT PAPER in the current consultation […]
Read More...Training for Council Employees
July 6th, 2017We are currently in the process of arranging training courses for local government staff in dementia and dyslexia awareness . These courses will be run through the new Lifelong Learning Partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Council and the Joint Trade Unions . At this stage we are just looking for expressions of interest . Please […]
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