New rules regarding National Insurance Contributions will see a quarter of a billion pounds cut from Scottish public sector budgets
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Tag: Scottish Government
Registering Concern: survey of registrars – March 2016
Key Issues • Staff are under enormous pressure to deliver a high quality service with increasing demand and fewer resources. • Budgets
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UNISON Scotland backs higher education reform bill
UNISON welcomes Scottish Government proposals to give unions a seat on university courts because it will improve participation in
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Registrars struggling to meet new demands, says UNISON Scotland
Scottish Registrars are struggling to meet the new demands on the service. That’s the finding of an UNISON report Registering our
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UNISON response to Scottish Government council tax announcement today (2 March)
Dave Watson, UNISON head of policy and public affairs said, ‘UNISON welcomes any progress on the council tax freeze. However
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UNISON lobbying Scottish Parliament for fair funding for local services
Scotland’s largest trade union will lobby the Scottish Parliament on budget day (1pm, Wednesday 24 February 2016) to call for
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UNISON calls day of action to defend local government services
UNISON Scotland’s largest trade union has called a day of action (Thursday 11 February) to campaign against cuts in local
Read moreProposed Independent National (Whistleblowing) Officer (INO) for NHS Scotland
UNISON Scotland’s Submission to the Scottish Government Consultation on proposals for the introduction of the role of an Independent National
Read moreMSP e-briefing – Scottish Budget – Feb 2016
MSPe-briefing – Scottish Budget – Feb 2016 Budget Bill – an opportunity to combat austerity Feb 2016 Introduction This briefing
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Cutting libraries will increase poverty and inequality, says UNISON Scotland
Date: Saturday 6 February 2016 On National Libraries Day (6 February 2016), UNISON is warning that more local government cuts will
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