Latest UNISON Scotland Briefings from the Bargaining and Campaigns Team. UNISON Scotland Briefings include Bargaining and Policy Briefings for branches on a wide range of policy and employment issues, e-briefings and Legal Updates and briefings for MSPs and MPs and others to represent UNISON policy where decisions are being made.
Scottish Government – Programme for Government 2020-21
The Scottish Government has published its programme for 2020-21. This sets out a revised legislative programme and other administrative actions. This briefing highlights the issues likely to have the greatest ... Read More
Scottish Government Economic Recovery Plan – August 2020
The Scottish Government has announced its plan for post-COVID economic recovery. This briefing provides UNISON’s response to this. The recovery plan was informed by advice and recommendations from an independent ... Read More
Health Pay Campaign 2020
This briefing outlines the next steps of our pay campaign. UNISON has formally requested that the Scottish government reopens discussions about pay this year. Our members' survey told us that ... Read More
UNISON Demand NHS Pay Talks
UNISON is aware that a number of members have contacted us through Facebook and social media regarding the recent government announcement on pay for Doctors and Dentists. This announcement deals ... Read More
Covid Social Care Worker Death in Service Payment
Following pressure from UNISON, the Scottish Government has agreed to make a one-off payment of £60,000 to a named survivor of any social care worker who dies in service from ... Read More
CORONAVIRUS e-brief compulsory testing of staff
Widespread testing for COVID-19 is being suggested as an effective tool in preventing the spread of the virus. UNISON is calling for further testing of the population as part of ... Read More
Covid Social Care Staff Support Fund
UNISON campaigned hard to make sure that social care workers did not have to survive on statutory sick pay, should they have to self-isolate because of coronovirus. The Social Care ... Read More
Report of the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery June 2020
This briefing looks at the recommendations of the independent Advisory Group on Post-Covid 19 Economic Recovery. The Group presented its report to the Scottish Government on 22 June. The full ... Read More
Education Recovery Programme May 2020
The Scottish government has indicated that schools will return on August 11th. Some staff are also currently working in hubs. There also appears to be an expectation that early learning ... Read More
Briefing 114 – Living Wage in Adult Social Care
The uprated Scottish Living Wage should be paid to all workers in adult social care who are employed via contracts commissioned by councils or integrated joint boards( IJBs) ... Read More
