Our Health Heroes awards launched during One Team for Patient Care week of action Do you know a support worker in the NHS who deserves national recognition for their dedication? Perhaps you’re one yourself? Then the Our Health Heroes awards, launched this week by UNISON, in partnership with Skills for Health and the National Skills Academy […]
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Eric Roberts looks forward to a year as the president of ‘the best union in the country’ It’s been a long and winding road, but for new UNISON president Eric Roberts, the journey from mending the Beatles’ drums to being the leading lay member of the “best union in the country” gives him the opportunity […]
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Representatives of ambulance employers, trades unions and other national stakeholders met on 10 June to consider how to make further and more urgent progress on the workforce issues that have led to trades unions holding consultative ballots on possible industrial action. The parties are aware of the potential impact on patients of any form of […]
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We are pleased to be launching a brand new website for the London Ambulance UNISON Branch. We first launched our website in July 2003 and we were the first union in the LAS to do this. However, over time technology has moved on with lots of members now viewing the website on a tablet or mobile device. […]
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This month following the success of a local newsletter in the South West sector, we have launched a new service wide newsletter. This month we have also launched this our brand new website that we hope you enjoy. Paper copies of the newsletter are being distributed around the service now so keep an eye out […]
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Joint Ambulance Trade Union Statement 03 June 2016 2015/16 NHS Pay Settlement for Ambulance Staff – consultative ballot results UNISON, GMB and Unite, 3 of the trade unions representing the majority of ambulance workers, have conducted consultative ballots of ambulance staff over the government’s failure to deliver on their promises to ambulance staff in England […]
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In addition to claiming tax relief for laundering your uniform and for HCPC fees, you are also entitled to 70% tax relief on your UNISON Subscriptions. This is because UNISON was successful in securing this benefit after extensive negotiations with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). We were able to demonstrate that the activities of our […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s On Offer? All NHS staff who are members of the 2015 NHS Pension Scheme are able to elect to pay extra contributions to reduce or remove the early retirement reduction that would be applied if they retire before their Normal Pension Age (NPA). This is known as an Early Retirement Reduction Buy Out (ERRBO). […]
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