Parking consultation response
West Sussex County Council (WSCC) issued a draft parking policy for consultation over the period Wednesday 12th – Wednesday 26th July. UNISON has responded to …
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Employment tribunal fees unlawful, Supreme Court rules
Fees for workers bringing employment tribunal claims have been ruled unlawful, and the government will now have to repay up to £32m to claimants. This …
UNISON Equality Survey 2017
Last year nearly 5,000 members took part in UNISON’s Equality Survey – one of the biggest responses to any survey ever run by UNISON. The results were …
Your number 1 branch
UNISON West Sussex is pleased to report that the branch has come ‘number 1‘ in a regional South East UNISON branch health check index. This …
Parking policy survey – take part!
The Chief Executive of WSCC has issued a draft parking policy for consultation over the period Wednesday 12th – Wednesday 26th July. This policy if …
UNISON: Response to ‘A message from Nathan’
The UNISON West Sussex branch notes the issuance of the all staff email by the Chief Executive on 28th June. It refers extensively to an …
New edition of Branch Lines now available
The Summer 2017 edition of Branch Lines is now available for you to download. Printed copies have already been distributed around County Council offices, schools, academies, …
WSCC Culture Board: why is UNISON not involved?
Last summer a new chief executive arrived at WSCC, Nathan Elvery. This change at the top has provided challenges to UNISON, not least as a …
Parking and staff travel
Parking has become a thorny issue at WSCC and for good reason. When WSCC closed satellite buildings to place staff in large hubs, it was …
Capita contract: which way forward?
There is no doubt that when WSCC outsourced 600 staff in 2012 to Capita, things could not be said to have gone to plan. In 2015 the branch commissioned external research into the Capita contract about service quality and the treatment of staff and this put evidence on the table. …