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Public Service Futures Issue 11 – Winter 2015
PublicServiceFutures11_Winter2015 Public Service FUTURES Issue 11 – Winter 2015: Cuts and more cuts: Analysis of Osborne’s Autumn Statement Fatter cats: The bosses’
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Statutory Duty of Candour for Health and Social Care Services
UNISON Scotland’s Submission to the Scottish Government on its Consultation on Proposals to Introduce a Statutory Duty of Candour for
Read moreDumped on – working in Scotland’s waste management services
Waste management is one of the least considered but most essential of public services. Most of us take for granted
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Council Connections 10 – Jan 2015
The Budget Bill The Budget Bill offers little relief to hard pressed councils who are bearing the brunt of austerity
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Supervision and Workload Management
This updated paper by social work practitioners in UNISON Scotland’s Social Work Issues Group is designed as a tool for
Read moreScotland in UNISON No 111 – December 2014
December’s Scotland in UNISON is now online: Stories on engaging people in devo plans; Bhopal reports; GAMH campaign; SNP conference
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Housing: consultation on a new tenancy for the private rented sector
Private sector rent levels have been increasing at some of the highest rates in the UK and are now double
Read moreBreaking point: overworked and underpaid
Scotland’s hospital porters speak out UNISON Scotland has undertaken a survey of NHS porters to find out how current austerity
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Support for Bhopal
UNISON delegation marks 30th anniversary of disaster The Chairs of UNISON Scotland’s International Committee, Sam Macartney and Health & Safety
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