Nottingham City Council has issued a section 114 notice, effectively declaringbankruptcy, with a projected £23 million hole in the budget this year and ashortfall of £50.9 million next.The main cause of the council’s crisis is massive central governmentunderfunding since 2010, amounting to £100 million every year since 2013.Rather than fight the Government for more money…
DetailsSome UNISON members covered by the 2023 NJC pay settlement for England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be in receipt of Universal Credit. The pay award may result in a reduction in the amount of Universal Credit individuals receive as earnings will rise. The April 2023 pay award is for a consolidated pay increase of…
DetailsUNISON is the lead union for social workers, with over 40,000 social work members. Sadly, social work is a misunderstood role, and members often face a negative portrayal in the media. UNISON has commissioned a series of films about the importance of social work and how UNISON supports the profession. Working with 3 of our…
DetailsThe TU Side has accepted the pay offer and are working with the employers to get it in members’ pay packets as a matter of urgency ! The NJC TU Side Joint Secretaries met on 1 November. GMB reported that their decision was not to take industrial action and to move to settle 2023 pay…
DetailsNotts Learning Team have organised the following FREE IT courses for members – Microsoft 365Learn the basic functionality of the MS 365 suite and how to use it to improve organisationTuesday 24th October2pm – 4pmOnline via Teams Excel BeginnersFor those who have not used Excel before or only have very little experienceThursday 2nd November10am –…
DetailsSince the start of this year, UNISON has been working on securing a fair pay increase for council and school workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Following the results of this year’s ballot, UNISON’s NJC Committee (our national committee overseeing our work on NJC pay) decided not to take industrial action. Since then, UNISON’s…
DetailsSpaces are still available on the courses below. Click on the links for further details and how to apply. Courses are available to Unison members and are appropriate for school based staff. ADHD Awareness in Young People – 14 September 2023 Positive Behaviour Support for School Support Staff – 7 November 2023
DetailsThe latest UNISON in Schools Newsletter for Autumn 2023 can be ordered and downloaded here. The newsletter contains the latest news for School Support Staff, including the NJC pay update, Starts in Our Schools, school funding and more.
DetailsFrom 23 May to 4 July UNISON held an industrial action ballot for council and school workers in England and Wales over pay. The results were sent out to regions and branches who have worked hard to share the ballot results with members. As this was a ballot of 345,000 members in more than 4,300 employers,…
DetailsThe NJC joint TU Executive met on 15th August and are now able to give an update on the position for NJC pay. UNISON Executive Reps then met with Unite and GMB and the three unions stated their respective positions and discussed potential next steps. Unite reported that they now have a mandate for action…
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