UNISON branches across the region are asking bosses to promise job protection for staff, in recognition of their vital work during the COVID-19 pandemic and to alleviate job fears during economic uncertainty.
UNISON wants employers to sign its Job Protection Agreement giving all staff a no compulsory redundancies guarantee.
UNISON Regional Manager Rachel Hodson said:
“During Covid-19, staff have kept working on the front line to keep essential services running to protect our community.
“These are tough times. People are worried about their health and that of their families. They shouldn’t have to worry about job security too.”
Local Branches will be writing to employers to discuss the Job Protection Agreement in the coming weeks, and will be celebrating employers who do the right thing and offer staff job security in these unprecedented times.
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- UNISON is the UK’s largest union, with more than 1.3 million members providing public services in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed in the public, voluntary and private sectors.
- For more information on UNISON East Midlands Protect Our Jobs email protectourjobsemids@unison.co.uk