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Tag: health and safety

Briefings

Fair Work Charter for Severe Weather

23 January 2019 Editor

A new Fair Work Charter for Severe Weather has been published by the Scottish Government. This has been developed jointly

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Press Release
Health and Safety News Press release

UNISON – Scottish government must act as public service workers face more than 40,000 violent incidents every year

19 October 2018 UNISON Scotland

Public services union UNISON has called for action from the Scottish Government to “end the aggro” faced by council and

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Health and Safety Reports

Violence at Work: A Survey of UNISON employers and Staff in Scotland 2018

19 October 2018 UNISON Scotland

Violent Assaults on Public Service Staff in Scotland – UNISON Survey 2018 UNISON Scotland has carried out an annual survey

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Health and Safety International News Reports

International Workers Memorial Day 2018 remember the dead fight for the living

10 April 2018 Editor

On 28 April each year – International Workers’ Memorial Day – we remember the dead and fight for the living.

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Press Release
Health News Press release

Ambulance services on life support for the festive period

21 December 2017 Fiona Montgomery

The union representing Scottish ambulance workers warned today that lives are being put in danger due to poor planning and

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Health and Safety News Press release

UNISON – rise in attacks on public service staff is ‘tip of iceberg’

20 October 2017 UNISON Scotland

Public services union UNISON Scotland has called on the Scottish Government and all public service employers to take action immediately

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Health and Safety Reports

Violence at Work: A Survey of UNISON employers and Staff in Scotland 2017

20 October 2017 UNISON Scotland

Violent Assaults on Public Service Staff in Scotland – UNISON Survey 2017 UNISON Scotland has carried out an annual survey

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Press Release
Health and Safety News Press release

Scotland’s employers are failing workers who face violence at work, says UNISON

21 September 2017 Trisha Hamilton

Violence at work is not ‘part of the job’ says UNISON as it launches a new health and safety guide

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Health and Safety Reports

It’s Not Part Of The Job – A health and safety guide on tackling violence at work

19 September 2017 Trisha Hamilton

Violence at work is a major occupational hazard for many UNISON members. Physical attacks are the most serious form of

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Responses

Proposed Guidance to support the Provision of Healthcare Needs in Schools

16 March 2017 Kay Sillars

UNISON has recently published a report (Hard Lessons) which contains feedback from members working in schools. Key concerns raised are

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