Long before most of us get to work – or after most of us have left our job a vital
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Briefing 56: Bargaining – Extending the Scottish Living Wage through Procurement
The Scottish Living Wage is now paid to almost all public sector workers in Scotland. However, that still leaves many
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Draft Regulations relating to Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act – Set 2 response
There appears to be total disregard for the Staff Governance Standard within the document and there was an expectation that
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Draft Regulations relating to Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act Set 1 response
As far as we can see there is nothing in these regulations that refer to the Chief Officer of the
Read moreThe cuts don’t work
The impact of ‘austerity’ cuts on Scotland’s public services Lilian Macer, UNISON’s Scottish Convener : “It’s impossible to take this
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The Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Bill response
UNISON Scotland welcomes the opportunity to provide written evidence to the Finance Committee on the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers
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Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill response
UNISON raised a range of concerns in our submission to the 2012 consultation on what was then called the Community
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Challenges ahead for 2013 – A New Year message from Mike Kirby
2012 has been a tough year for our vital public services and our members who work hard to provide them.
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Delivering vital public services through the Christmas period – A message from Mike Kirby
At this time of year, when people take time off for holidays and family time and festivities, thousands of UNISON
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Scottish police staff are ‘brunt of perverse game of control’- UNISON
Police staff union UNISON has criticised ‘insulting’ comments made by Vic Emery, the chair of the Scottish Police Authority today
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