The NJC Committee proposes that the 2024 pay claim is for: An increase of 10% or £3,000, whichever is the greater A commitment to reach a minimum rate of pay of £15 an hour over the next two years, with a clear plan for how this will be achieved Reviews of the gender, ethnicity…
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SAVE OUR SERVICES IN NOTTINGHAM STOP THE CUTS! PUBLIC MEETING Following the tremendously successful lobby of Nottingham City Council on December 18, which was very well covered by all the major local media outlets, Notts TUC, along with unions representing Nottingham City Council workers, has organised this public meeting to discuss next steps in…
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At UNISON’s LGBT+ conference in November, delegates welcomed the launch of The Year of LGBT+ Workers, which will take place throughout 2024. There are also some positive achievements to celebrate, including both national and local negotiated policies on discrimination and harassment against LGBT+ people. However, most importantly, members of the LGBT+ committee feel that the…
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The Branch Secretary and Branch Chair have today issued a press release about the cuts at Nottingham City Council. Read the Press Release PRESS RELEASE 14.12.23
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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…
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