As part of the Children and Young People Act (Scotland) 2014, Health Visitors have been designated to be the Named
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e-briefing Relaxing borrowing rules for councils
The new draft Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 cover changes to the statutory arrangements for local
Read moreBriefing 70: Ethical Care Charter
KEY POINTS: The Ethical Care Charter was developed to provide a better quality and dignified care service This should be
Read moree-briefing Scottish Budget 2016-17
e-briefing_ScottishBudget2016-17_Dec2015.pdf The Scottish Government has published its draft budget for 2016-17. This is somewhat later than usual, as they reasonably
Read moreDisconnected: ICT staff survey Nov 2015
UNISON survey of staff working in Information and Communications Technology Key Issues Communications technology offers opportunities to transform the delivery of
Read moree-briefing on Autumn Statement – Osborne forced to abandon savage tax credit cuts
e-briefing_UKAutumnStatement_Nov2015 PDF “The UK highlights include the abandonment of the savage Tax Credit cuts, following the government’s defeat in the House
Read moreBriefing 69: Extending the Scottish Living Wage through procurement – updated – Nov 2015
b069_BargainingBrief_LivingWage+Procurement_Nov2015 KEY POINTS: The Scottish Living Wage should be extended to all delivering public services. Social care is a key
Read moreBriefing 68: Trade Union Bill and Scotland – Sep 2015
b068_PolicyBrief_TradeUnionBill+Scotland_Sep2015 PDF KEY POINTS: The Trade Union Bill is a crude attempt to weaken trade unions and workers rights. It runs
Read moree-brief: Scottish Government Programme 2015-16
e-briefing_ScotGovtProgramme2015-16_Sep2015 PDF The Scottish Government has published its programme for the final session of this parliament before next year’s election. As
Read moree-brief: UK Summer Budget 2015
e-briefing_UKSummerBudget_July2015 PDF The Chancellor published his summer UK budget today. This briefing covers the consequences for UNISON members in Scotland. The
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