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 […]
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
The main reason for this was a fear of being considered ‘over-sensitive’ (60%), followed by a lack of trust in the process (53%) and a feeling that their […]
UNISON’s legal team looks at current attempts, through the Worker Protection Bill, to strengthen legal safeguards against workplace harassment, including sexual harassment
“But NHS staff often put up with this appalling abuse, not reporting it because they don’t believe […]
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
‘Sexual harassment is against the law, but the law doesn’t stop it happening‘
“People are often coerced into signing NDAs without realising that this may prevent them from talking about sexual harassment”
“We are all complacent if we don’t speak out,” she said. “Members need to know UNISON will support them so they can be confident to report it to their union rep,” she continued […]
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
I have also had my breasts touched and a patient put their hand up my uniform dress. These incidents have been from confused patients so we tend to brush the incidents off but […]
