ERA Refresher Training

13 – 14 December 2022

UNISON Brighton Office, 179 Preston Rd, Brighton BN1 6AG

ERA (Employment Relations Act 1999) Refresher Training By law, all workplace representatives are required to undertake training at least once every five years to keep up to date and maintain their ERA certification. The refresher course aims to update reps on new legislation which is relevant to their role and introduce new developments within UNISON. […]

Online Health & Safety Representatives Course

5 – 9 December 2022

Online

  NB: This course will now be delivered online.  Tutorial dates remain the same. As the course involves group work and discussion, you will be expected to attend webinar based tutorials at fixed times. There are a number of other criteria which you must be able to commit to before embarking on the course and […]

Negotiating Skills

22 – 24 November 2022

UNISON Guildford Office, Ranger House, Walnut Tree Close GU1 4UL

This three day course is aimed at UNISON representatives who are involved in negotiations or who are likely to become involved in negotiations with management on policies, pay, change management, and conditions. It will help participants to: develop and practice negotiating skills be more effective team negotiators understand the process of negotiating be familiar with […]

Online Organising Stewards Course

14 – 18 November 2022

Online

Organising Stewards NB: this course will now be delivered online. Tutorial dates remain the same. This course is aimed at newly elected and less experienced UNISON stewards and is delivered either online or in a classroom. This course will help you to understand the steward’s role in organising members at local level and help you […]

Local Government Finance for UNISON Stewards

9 March – 16 November 2022

Online

This year the Local Government Service Group has once again engaged LGIU to run the online Understanding Local Government Finances training for UNISON stewards, you can find out more and register here. There are 3 sessions available on various dates throughout the year: Session 1: An Introduction to Local Government Finance Session 2: Understanding & […]

We Demand the Truth About Zane! March and petition

21 October 2022 11:00am–1:00pm

College Green, London, SW1P 3JY

On Friday 21 October the Truth About Zane Campaign will be gathering at College Green and marching to present their petition to the prime minister at No.10 Downing Street. The petition has over 110,000 signatures and calls for an independent enquiry into the tragic death of seven year old Zane in 2014. UNISON South East […]

TUC “We Demand Better” – parliamentary lobby and rally

19 October 2022 11:00am–7:00pm

House of Commons, Westminster, London and rally at Methodist Central Hall

The TUC will be organising a rally and mass lobby of MPs in Parliament to press the case for urgent measures and pay rises to address the cost of living crisis. More details to follow. Contact: policy@unison.co.uk Outcome

Recruitment & Organising Techniques Workshop

7 October 2022 9:30am–4:30pm

Guildford regional office

All-day workshop on improving UNISON member recruitment.

Organising Stewards Course

26 – 30 September 2022

Unison Guildford Office, Ranger House, Walnut Tree Close, GU1 4UL

Organising Stewards Please be advised this course is now fully booked but we have places available on the November online course, as well as the in-person course taking place in the Brighton office. This course is aimed at newly elected and less experienced UNISON stewards and is delivered either online or in a classroom. This course will help you to […]

TUC Mental Health in the Workplace

26 – 28 September 2022

Online event

TUC Mental Health in the Workplace This course is to assist reps to understand the role they could play in raising awareness of mental health as a workplace issue. This course will cover Awareness. Knowledge. Representing and supporting. How to organise around mental health. Tutorial dates: Monday 26 September (9.30am–3pm) Tuesday 27 September (9.30am–3pm) Wednesday […]

Negotiating Skills

20 – 22 September 2022

Brighton Office

This three day course is aimed at UNISON representatives who are involved in negotiations or who are likely to become involved in negotiations with management on policies, pay, change management, and conditions. It will help participants to: develop and practice negotiating skills be more effective team negotiators understand the process of negotiating be familiar with […]

ERA Refresher Training

21 – 22 September 2022

UNISON Guildford Office, Ranger house, Walnut Tree Close GU1 4UL

ERA (Employment Relations Act 1999) Refresher Training By law, all workplace representatives are required to undertake training at least once every five years to keep up to date and maintain their ERA certification. The refresher course aims to update reps on new legislation which is relevant to their role and introduce new developments within UNISON. […]

Health and Safety Representatives Course

12 – 16 September 2022

UNISON Guildford office, Ranger House, Walnut Tree Close, GU1 4UL

This course is aimed at new health and safety representatives. This course is classroom based, delivered by West Thames College, at UNISON, Guildford Office. You will learn about health and safety legislation, including the law relating to risk assessment, and also your employer’s responsibilities. It will help you work with members to tackle workplace issues […]

Unconscious Bias Workshop

15 September 2022 1:00pm–4:00pm

Online

In this online workshop you will learn about what unconscious bias actually is and how our brains process information. Why does unconscious bias happen and where does it come from? What are the effects and impact of unconscious bias on individuals in society and in the workplace? How can we address our own and other […]

Online Organising Stewards Course

11 July – 8 August 2022

Microsoft Teams

Please be advised this course is now fully booked but we have places available on the November online course, as well as the in-person courses taking place in the Guildford and Brighton offices.   This online course will be spread between Monday 11 July 2022 to Monday 8 August 2022. The course is a combination […]