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.
Local Government Finance Settlement 2023/24 / Statistics for 2021/22
This E briefing provides updates, including on the Local Government Settlement, from a number of recent reports with information and stats on local government finance. These include the Scottish Government ... Read More
Briefing – National Care Service Stage 1 Committee conclusions.
Holyrood Committees have been looking at the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill ahead of the Stage 1 vote on the Bill. It's fair to say that they don't much like ... Read More
e brief: Draft Energy Strategy & Just Transition Plan – Scottish Gov Consultation
The Scottish Government is currently consulting on its draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan. This short briefing looks at key aspects of the draft and some of the issues ... Read More
Briefing 121 – National Care Service Bill: Verdict of Social Work Staff
This briefing looks at the results of UNISON's survey of social work members in which we asked for their views about the National Care Service proposals. A copy of the ... Read More
Local Government 23-24 Finance – Council Funding Allocations
Scottish councils face enormous funding challenges this year and beyond, with real fears for the impact on vital services. This briefing looks at the Scottish Government’s 2023-24 Budget provisional funding ... Read More
UNISON Week 343 – NHS and social care in crisis and more
UNISON Week 343 - NHS and social care in crisisand more ... Read full newsletter here ... Read More
Briefing for UNISON Members: Pensions and the NCS Bill
This briefing is for UNISON members who work in social care and social work. It explains what the National Care Service Bill means for your pension, whether you work for ... Read More
UNISON Week 342 – NHS In Crisis – Taking The NCS Campaign To Parliament.
UNISON Week 342 - NHS in crisis, taking the NCS Campaign to Parliament. Read full newsletter here ... Read More
Staff Pensions and the National Care Service
The creation of a National Care Service could mean around 75,000 council employed social care and social work staff transferring employer, putting the future of their pensions in doubt. The ... Read More
ebrief – STUC Report on increasing taxes to fund Scottish public Services
Our ebrief on the STUC Report on increasing taxes to fund Scottish Public Services. The report shows that by using their tax powers the Scottish Government could put in place ... Read More
