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UNISON West Sussex relies on our members to inform and support our negotiations with employers. Our branch officers know about policy and employment law but we don’t know the minutiae or your day job or what needs changing – unless you tell us. Therefore members in the workplace support our …

UNISON West Sussex is in negotiations with WSCC on the following pay awards which are determined locally: Accredited Mental Health Practitioners (AMHPs) Allowance uplift; HAY Pay (managers’ pay uplift). We will write to members soon with news. Academies The branch is also in touch with West Sussex academies to ensure that …

UNISON has been aware for some time about the concerns members in Children’s Services social work teams have about the size and complexity of the caseloads they hold. In a growing number of circumstances, our members believe their caseloads are unsafe. UNISON has been working with CS management on ways to …

Austerity has meant the hollowing out of many public services, to levels which the staff who work in them believe to be unsafe. UNISON is sharing here the Fire Brigade Union’s response to WSCC’s public consultation on its Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP). The FBU highlights that the Fire & …

We’re delighted to report that UNISON workplace rep Marilyn Cox was awarded the south-east region ‘rep of the year’ award at the UNISON regional council meeting in Crawley. The award was presented by shadow education secretary and Labour MP Angela Rayner. Marilyn said she had been quite overwhelmed and flattered …