An NHS disability survey has revealed that 28% of disabled workers in the NHS in England still aren’t getting the reasonable adjustments they should be entitled to in order to break down […]
Search
She noted that benefit changes announced in the autumn statement to supposedly encourage disabled people to work from home will […]
UNISON’s disabled members’ conference debates pay gaps, the national care service, and the health and disability white paper
“You worked tirelessly to highlight the importance of changes to the workplace and working practices to support disabled workers, explain the disability pay gap […]
UNISON’s disabled members conference opened with a round-up of the year’s activity – including positive lobbying for disability equality
Ahead of UNISON’s national disabled members conference, one delegate talks about her life as a neurodiverse person – and how being diagnosed has changed it for the better
The UNISON South East Equality Calendar for 2023 is now live! View this year’s equality calendar Equality is at the heart of everything we do as a union, and we want to make it as easy as possible for UNISON members to get involved. We hope it will be useful for you in knowing when […]
UNISON says that the Equality Act 2020 is being misrepresented by the Equality and Human Rights Commission
With an estimated 200,000 disabled members, UNISON is perhaps the biggest organisation representing disabled workers in the UK. Our members work as administrators, nurses, finance […]
This is UNISON’s year of the disabled worker and the union is launching a new campaign to help members challenge disability discrimination in the NHS
We’re proud to present our new equality calendar! The interactive calendar will help UNISON Eastern members and activists keep on top of the big events in the union as well as national and international equalities dates. The calendar will be updated regularly so check back for the latest and please get in touch if you’ve […]
However, these changes must be inclusive and regardless of whether employees or on site or working from home, have the […]
Since the AGM in 2020, work has been underway to identify barriers to participation with our regional democracy and identify new initiatives to grow activism in our region
Why 2022 is ‘an exciting opportunity to showcase the skills, experience and qualities that disabled people bring to the workplace and to society’ After two years during which disabled members have faced unprecedented challenges, UNISON has made 2022 the year of disabled workers. As part of the year, new resources have been created to help […]
Why 2022 is ‘an exciting opportunity to showcase the skills, experience and qualities that disabled people bring to the workplace and to society’