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It’s back to school, but far from ‘back to normal’ for UNISON members and the wider community

Date

7 September 2020

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 […]

Date

21 July 2020 11:00am–12:00pm

Location

Online event

Outcome

Date

15 July 2020 11:30am–12:30pm

Location

Online event

Outcome

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

This is time set aside to remember those injured, made sick or killed by hazards in their workplaces. The Health and […]

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 […]

Date

13 May 2021 7:00pm–8:00pm

Location

Zoom

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.

Schools and early years settings have the authority and responsibility to take whatever steps they deem […]

Parliamentary work and pensions committee calls for a 40-year deadline for the safe removal of all asbestos in public buildings

Even as COVID restrictions loosen, health and safety legislation must still be followed and risks to employees minimised