The National Black Members’ Committee has arranged a Meet and Greet session for Black members’ who want to learn more about the work of the National Black Members’ Committee (NBMC). The event will take place on Friday 21st May 2021and can be found on the UNISON webpage here. If you have a question or would just like to meet your […]
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The murder of George Floyd and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black communities has focused attention on inequality and racism. UNISON head of equality Gloria Mills looks at the union’s role The murder of George Floyd in the US and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black communities in the UK have focused attention […]
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The government is developing proposals to address the unlawful age discrimination identified by the Court of Appeal in the 2015 reforms to the Judicial and Firefighters’ pension schemes. More information on the ruling and its implications for the NHS Pension Scheme can be found here: https://www.unison.org.uk/health-news/2020/01/latest-pension-age-discrimination-ruling/ The government has already announced it will take steps […]
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The disproportionate impact of Covid-19, and the response to it, is a matter of concern for the whole union. We urgently await the analysis and report from the Public Health England Ethnicity Review which is looking at the impact in the general population (due end May). It is hoped that learning from the Review will […]
Continue ReadingPlease contribute your time to take part in this survey. It will be supporting evidence in the review of trust policy HR022 Managing Attendance and for the implementation of a Menopause Policy. Did you know? A woman is said to be post menopause once she has not had a menstrual period for twelve consecutive months […]
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