Ballot papers will be going out to members who pay into the Affiliated Political Fund (APF) from Monday 5th August 2013 to elect a London Representative to sit on the National Labour Link Committee. LAS UNISON has nominated Jason Anderson. Jason is a Paramedic within the London Ambulance Service and is a member of LAS UNISON. Please […]
Continue ReadingChanges have been proposed to the way pay is calculated if you are off sick. Ambulance staff receive payments for unsocial hours under Annex E of the Agenda for Change (AfC) agreement. Employers think the recent changes to AfC sickness payments automatically change Annex E. UNISON does not. UNISON is asking for your view on proposals to reduce Annex E payments […]
Continue ReadingThe UNISON CASE management form that should be completed when members seek help from their representative has been updated this month. This is due to a new section being added regarding employment tribunals.
Continue ReadingThe following is a statement sent from the Union. We have been having meetings on a National level within the Joint National Staff Council.
Continue ReadingMembers should by now have received ballot papers for the NEC elections. Members who have not yet received their ballot pack should call 0845 355 0845. Lines are open from 6am to midnight, Monday to Friday and 9am to 4pm on Saturday.
Continue ReadingSummary: The NHS Staff Council met yesterday and endorsed the proposals, which were accepted by UNISON in February (see HC-010-13 Consultation on Agenda for Change Proposals in England shows support for acceptance). UNISON supported the proposals on the basis that agreeing changes to Agenda for Change provided the best chance of preserving the national agreement […]
Continue ReadingThe NHS Staff Council yesterday agreed to alter the Agenda for Change Agreement for staff in England. Following extensive consultation with branches and members in England, UNISON voted to accept the proposals. UNISON, along with the 10 other unions that represent over 85% of members in the NHS, accepted the changes as the best way […]
Continue ReadingUNISON has voted to accept the proposals to alter the Agenda for Change (AfC) agreement in England. The union’s health service group executive agreed the move when it met in London on 6 February.
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