It’s back to school, but far from ‘back to normal’ for UNISON members and the wider community
It’s back to school, but far from ‘back to normal’ for UNISON members and the wider community
This online course will be spread between Monday 7 September 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020. As the course involves group work and discussion, you will be expected to attend webinar based tutorials at fixed times. There are a number of other criteria which you must be able to commit to before embarking on the […]
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The decision to increase pupil numbers on 1 June is premature and could put lives in danger, says UNISON
Advice published to reassure staff and public but alert them on need for vigilance
Every year, on 28th April, workers across the world mark ‘Workers Memorial Day’. This is time set aside to remember those injured, made sick or killed by hazards in their workplaces. The Health and Safety Executive report 144 worker deaths in their 2017/18 figures, with 1.4 million people suffering from a work-related illness. This year, […]
Thompsons have launched a campaign to highlight the importance of health and safety in the workplace through a photography competition. The competition will be open to all with entrants being asked to submit a photograph which shows the human side of why health and safety is important. Thompsons’ want to encourage members to submit photos that illustrate […]
UNISON has written to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) this week, calling for improved guidance for employers on how to protect their Black and other vulnerable workers during the pandemic.
67-year-old personal assistant Margaret Colbridge has won £8250 in compensation after her employer ignored reports of a poisonous smell in her office. Margaret’s employer, North Somerset Community Partnership, passed over several complaints from staff members that the smell made them nauseous and lethargic. Carbon monoxide was only identified as the source of the problem when […]
A webinar for UNISON members working in schools to discuss the health and safety issues that impact your workplace, looking closely at the procedures that need to be put in to place due to Covid and risk assessments that have to be carried out to identify the risk to both individuals and large groups of […]
Half of school support staff in England have been anxious about the return to classrooms this week, with many fearing measures to keep them safe are inadequate, according to a survey published today (Friday) by UNISON.
If your employer refuses to take further steps then you have a legal right to withdraw from the unsafe workplace without detriment – however, in this situation you […]
Health and safety developments help to improve situation, although UNISON stresses that there are still things to fight for
UNISON asks mobile workers to send experiences of needing access to toilets for health and safety campaign.