Agenda for Change Proposals
At a recent meeting of the NHS Staff Council, all health unions, including UNISON, agreed to take modified proposals to amend the Agenda for Change Agreement in England to their executive committees.
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Annual leave during the Olympic and Paralympic Games
The HR bulletin issued on the 28 March 2012 advised staff of the need to put annual leave requests ‘on hold’ in order to assess the overall resourcing needs over the Games period for all staff in the Service. Following discussions with UNISON it has been agreed that annual leave can now be allocated in […]
Continue ReadingUK Government Economic Statement – UNISON short response
Growth figures falling Plan A is not working (Growth 0.9% – 2011 and 0.7% – 2012). Unemployment will continue to rise in 2012 and the economy will get worse in 2012. We desperately need to get the UK spending and build consumer confidence. A bad situation will only be made worse by imposing a £3.6 […]
Continue ReadingRest Breaks Update
*UPDATED – A joint bulletin has been issued in regard to the Rest Breaks situation and can be viewed by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.
Continue ReadingManagement Rest Break Policy – A Dog’s Dinner.
If nothing changes between now and September, something will happen within our Service that has not happened for at least a decade. We are at a very serious pivotal point with the threat of an imposed policy that has not been jointly agreed. We are heading back to the bad old days. As staff within […]
Continue Reading2011 Afc Pay Rates
The latest pay circular that takes effect from 1 April 2011 has been published and can be viewed here. The changes to pay points on the pay spine and in the pay bands are: A flat rate increase of £250 to pay spine points 1 – 15 As part of the 2008-2011 negotiated pay agreement, […]
Continue ReadingHEALTH WORKERS REJECT DIVISIVE TWO YEAR FREEZE
Members of UNISONs Health Service Group Executive have today rejected a two-year freeze on pay increments, on top of the pay freeze imposed by the Government. NHS Employers had offered a no compulsory redundancy agreement in return for the freeze. Members rejected the deal because there was no guarantee that all employers would abide by […]
Continue ReadingPROPOSAL BY NHS EMPLOYERS (ENGLAND) ON JOB SECURITY, PAY PROGRESSION AND AGENDA FOR CHANGE
Dear Colleague, This Branch Circular is to provide you with a copy of a proposal made by NHS Employers at the NHS Staff Council Executive Meeting on 10th December 2010, to describe the background to these developments and to describe the next steps.
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