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Scottish young members win organising award for work against bullying

New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including ‘national living wage’

Date

11 March 2017 2:00pm–5:00pm

Location

Cambridge

This year the region’s young members group will be focusing on the problems of bullying and harassment in the workplace. Three quarters of young members experience bullying and harassment at work – with 7% of those experiencing violence, a survey carried out by UNISON in Scotland has found. The survey also showed that over 50% of these cases were not […]

Date

23 July 2016 12:00pm–3:00pm

Location

Ipswich

Applications for the weekend in Leicester on 13-15 May must be received by 5 April

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital at King’s Lynn has signed a formal apprenticeship agreement with the local UNISON branch. The agreement is a declaration of intent between the Trust and trade unions to work together in partnership around apprentices. The agreement sets out the Employer’s processes around designing structured apprentice job roles, apprentice pay and conditions, […]

I started working at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in May 2015 and am due to finish in May 2016. I had been working in retail, but I was working unsocial hours and I really wanted to find an office job. I saw this position advertised on the NHS jobs page and thought it looked really […]

Check out our Young Workers Month page on the UNISON website at https://www.unison.org.uk/events/young-workers-month-2015/ […]

With an apprenticeship and UNISON membership you’re set up for life! To join UNISON – at the apprentice rate of £10 per year – call 0800 171 2193 […]