Karen Buckley from Greater Manchester stated that 76% of the NHS staff are women. Alongside the fact that the majority of carers – paid and unpaid – are also […]
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NHS staff including ambulance workers,111 call handlers, porters, nurses and cleaners have been shown pornographic images, offered money for sex and assaulted at work, according to research published by UNISON. In a survey released to coincide with the first day of UNISON’s annual health conference in Brighton, one in ten (10%) healthcare workers reported experiences […]
NHS staff have been shown pornographic images, offered money for sex and assaulted at work, a new survey from UNISON reveals.
“But NHS staff often put up with this appalling abuse, not reporting it because they don't believe they'll […]
UNISON’s legal team looks at current attempts, through the Worker Protection Bill, to strengthen legal safeguards against workplace harassment, including sexual harassment
After a passionate debate, delegates backed a motion from the national LGBT+ committee, moved by Jackie Lewis, to “end support for the ’Nordic’ model” that […]
Christina McAnea will tell national women’s conference that new laws needed to tackle bosses who don’t protect staff
ILO convention says no one should be in fear of physical, physiological or sexual violence from just going about their daily work
The government must now act swiftly to turn words into action, change the law and enforce it.” The proposals include plans to extend the time limit for bringing cases to an […]
Employers must do more to protect staff
‘Sexual harassment is against the law, but the law doesn’t stop it happening‘
The UK’s biggest women’s conference convenes in Bournemouth with a packed agenda
What should be a celebration with colleagues can too often turn into an ordeal of innuendo, harassment and even assault
What should be a celebration with colleagues can too often turn into an ordeal of innuendo, harassment and even assault
“People are often coerced into signing NDAs without realising that this may prevent them from talking about sexual harassment”