1. The “fitness to practise” criteria is very vague and it is not clear to us what objective standards the
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Public Service Futures 06 Summer 2013
Tax the Fat Cats Everyone in Scotland benefits from the existence of high quality public service. We all use them
Read moreFunding and building the homes Scotland needs – Mar 2013
Funding And Building The Homes Scotland Needs – Mar 2013 A proposal by the union UNISON to develop a new stream of finance
Read morePublic Service FUTURES Issue 5 – Spring 2013
PublicServiceFutures05_Spring2013 Public Service FUTURES Issue 5 – Spring 2013: Taxing questions – local taxation need to be reformed; plus… Chamber of
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Job cuts threaten services and make workers sick in Western Isles
UNISON’s Western Isles local government branch has issued a counter-warning over jobs and service cuts following an Audit Scotland alert
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North Lanarkshire council must use £73m cuts decision delay to talk with unions
UNISON’s North Lanarkshire branch today welcomed a delay until the new year on a decision on £73m of cuts
Read morePublic Service FUTURES Issue 4 – Autumn 2012
PublicServiceFutures04_Autumn2012 Public Service FUTURES Issue 4 – Autumn 2012: Real People Power = Democratic control and direct delivery
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Integration of Care in Social Care in Social Care in Scotland
UNISON Scotland members have been involved in various proposals for the integration of health and care services since the late1990s
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Consultation on the Children and Young People Bill
UNISON Scotland has supported the principles of Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) since its inception and we believe
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Looked after children response
UNISON is Scotland’s largest trade union representing approximately 160,000 members working in the public sector. UNISON Scotland represents over 30,000
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