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 women, and that low pay, the cost of […]
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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 […]
“But NHS staff often put up with this appalling abuse, not reporting it because they don’t believe […]
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 of sexual […]
UNISON’s legal team looks at current attempts, through the Worker Protection Bill, to strengthen legal safeguards against workplace harassment, including sexual harassment
Delegates hear that, after promising last July to introduce protections against harassment in the workplace, there has been no progress from the UK government
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
UNISON national women’s officer Josie Irwin has warned that the union will need to keep a close eye on progress […]
Employers must do more to protect staff
‘Sexual harassment is against the law, but the law doesn’t stop it happening‘
Menopause and harassment The menopause features on the agenda in a number of motions, ranging from the […]
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”