It is the first international treaty to recognise this, and specifically includes gender-based violence and harassment. The union is calling on the Conservative government to ensure words are rapidly […]
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Observing that gaps in the social care sector are frequently filled by unpaid and informal carers – again, largely women – an amendment from the northern region points out that […]
What should be a celebration with colleagues can too often turn into an ordeal of innuendo, harassment and even assault
Sexual assault was reported by almost three in ten (29%) of all the health workers who’d experienced sexual harassment. Half (50%) said they had been leered at or been the target […]
UNISON’s legal team looks at current attempts, through the Worker Protection Bill, to strengthen legal safeguards against workplace harassment, including sexual harassment
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 […]
Christina McAnea will tell national women’s conference that new laws needed to tackle bosses who don’t protect staff
Government set to introduce mandatory duty on employers to protect staff by introducing explicit protections from third-party harassment
Employers must do more to protect staff
Employers need to make sure they’re educated.” Read the new bargaining guidance for fighting sexual harassment at […]
“People are often coerced into signing NDAs without realising that this may prevent them from talking about sexual harassment”
The final debates at national conference witnessed passionate debates on sexual harassment in the workplace and raising the profile of disabled members
There was no lying on sun-loungers for UNISON or many of our members involved in key struggles at work
UNISON women’s conference hears testimony of an issue which hasn’t gone away but got worse as women experience harassment in workplaces up and down the country
The final agenda is here. – The conference will address the sexual misconduct and violence in a motion to be discussed on Monday afternoon. It encourages all NHS organisations to adopt the […]