Health staff: The Chief Nursing Officer (Fiona McQueen) has issued guidance to boards regarding PPE in order to clarify issues
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UNISON Week 285 – Education Staff Survey Results, Coronavirus Updates … & more
UNISON Week 285: Education Staff Survey Results, UNISON Pressure Secures Sick Pay and Death in Service Benefit for Care Staff…
Read moreEducation Recovery Programme May 2020
The Scottish government has indicated that schools will return on August 11th. Some staff are also currently working in hubs.
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New survey of Scottish education staff calls for PPE, training and Covid-19 risk assessments before more children return to education
83 per cent of education staff are anxious about returning to work or, if they are at work, increasing the
Read moreCORONAVIRUS: UNISON Pressure Secures Sick Pay and Death in Service Benefit for Care Staff
Following the deal for NHS staff, trade union pressure has secured a similar deal for Social Care staff. Death in
Read moreCORONAVIRUS: Supporting Malawi health workers in the global pandemic.
Malawi health staff at Machinjiri Health Centre have thanked UNISON members for their solidarity during the coronavirus global pandemic. UNISON
Read moreSTUC response to Scottish government framework to exit lockdown
Following the statement by the First Minister, the Cabinet Secretary for Economy & Fair Work Fiona Hyslop met with the
Read moreCORONAVIRUS: STUC Black Workers Committee Outline Key Concerns in Open Letter.
The STUC’s Black Workers Committee, representing Black and Minority Ethnic workers from across Scotland, have outlined their key concerns in
Read moreCORONAVIRUS Care Homes – ‘Support Workers & Public Health’ UNISON urges MSPs ahead of final vote
UNISON’s Scottish Secretary has written to all MSPs urging them to support the pro trade union amendments being proposed to
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‘Tackle the crisis in care homes – support national bargaining’ UNISON Scotland urges MSPs
MSPs have rejected changing the law to improve conditions in a way that could be used to tackle the coronavirus
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