Commenting on Bolsover District Council’s decision to bring the services and staff of its wholly owned Dragonfly companies back under direct local authority control, UNISON East Midlands regional organiser Dave Ratchford said today (Tuesday): “At a time when many local authorities are outsourcing problems, Bolsover District Council has chosen to tackle them head on. “This […]
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A British Asian social worker, who claimed she was subject to racial discrimination by her employer Leicester City Council, has won a significant legal victory at the Court of Appeal, says UNISON today (Tuesday). In a judgment delivered this morning, the court ruled that the local authority’s decision to discipline and transfer Bindu Parmar in 2021 was because […]
UNISON branches in Northamptonshire have donated a critical bleed control kit to The Doddridge Centre in St James as part of a growing initiative to tackle knife crime and improve community safety. The donation follows a two-hour training session, where local workers learned how to respond to life-threatening bleeding, often caused by knife injuries, and […]
NHS staff in Leicester are to be charged around £100 a month to travel to work following changes to the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust park and ride scheme, says UNISON today. From next month, hospital staff at Leicester General, Glenfield and Leicester Royal Infirmary will have to pay a daily charge of £4.85 […]
Healthcare support workers (HCSWs) at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) are entering their third round of strike action in a long-running dispute over backpay. After taking 15 days of action in April, May and June, they are now taking 14 consecutive days of strike action. To date, NUH has failed to make a fair […]
The Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, is inviting community leaders, residents, and regional partners to join a series of public engagement events this July and UNISON members are strongly encouraged to get involved. These events are a unique opportunity to help shape the future of our region and ensure that the voices of […]
Derbyshire County Council shut care homes across the county without considering the full impact the closures would have, according to the national equalities watchdog, says UNISON. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has raised concerns there was no assessment of the impact axing care homes and day centres might have on unpaid carers, the majority […]
Plans to scrap specialist roles at Leicester’s hospitals that enabled patients to leave care and free up beds will put vulnerable people at risk and leave skilled staff in limbo, says UNISON today (Monday). University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is set to axe all discharge support assistant jobs in emergency and specialist medicine, stripping […]
Striking NHS staff from Nottingham have taken their fight for fair pay to Parliament this week, calling on MPs to intervene to help end a long-running row over back pay, says UNISON today (Thursday). Healthcare support workers are owed thousands of pounds after being made to carry out clinical duties way above their pay grade […]
Commenting on the investment plans announced in the spending review today (Wednesday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The chancellor is trying to turn the page on the austerity disaster inflicted on communities across the UK by successive Conservative governments. “Ministers know investing in key public services is the best way to undo the damage of the past […]