Summary: Local government budget It is very difficult to respond to calls for evidence on a budget when there is so
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Violence against public service workers doubled in a decade, says UNISON
UNISON’s annual Violence at Work Survey 2016 is launched today (Friday 21 October) at UNISON health and safety conference at the University
Read moreEncouraging voting in council elections
This is UNISON Scotland’s submission to the Scottish Parliament Local Government Committee’s inquiry into voting in council elections. We set
Read moreGlasgow Council IT staff make case for keeping services in house directly to councillors
Glasgow City Council IT staff facing privatisation are making the case for keeping services in house directly to councillors. IT
Read moreA Scottish approach to taxation: UNISON Scotland Submission to Scottish Parliament Finance Committee Inquiry – Sep 2016
A Scottish approach to taxation: UNISON Scotland’s Submission to the Scottish Parliament Finance Committee Inquiry – Sep 2016 PDF UNISON is
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UNISON welcomes introduction of Scottish Living Wage for social care
UNISON welcomes the Scottish Government commitment to introduce the Scottish Living Wage across the social care sector in Scotland, from
Read moreChild Poverty Bill
There are currently 220,000 children living in poverty, and two-thirds of them are living in a household where someone works.[1]
Read moree-Briefing – PPP: cracking down on costs
In our report and toolkit ‘Combating Austerity’, we showed how public bodies could make savings on their Public Private Partnerships
Read moree-Briefing – Council Tax changes 2016
The Scottish Government has published a Statutory Instrument to change the proportion of Council Tax collected at each band. This
Read moreEducation Plan – more detail needed Kirby tells CoSLA
UNISON welcomes the opportunity to contribute to today’s proceedings. Whatever industrial relations differences we may have there will be issues
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