Free distance learning courses for West Sussex residents
Aspire Sussex are offering a programme of free distance learning courses to West Sussex residents. To be eligible for this promotion, you must start the …
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Don’t ever call us unskilled again
Published on 5th August 2020 by Paradigm, “Don’t ever call us ‘unskilled’ again” is a report that brings you the voices of 118 Support Workers (supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism) from across the UK. The report captures their experiences, thoughts, ideas and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic …
More Capita services brought back in-house
61 Capita staff will be TUPE’d back to West Sussex County Council with effect from 1st August. They work in the ‘Service Finance’ function supporting …
Fossil fuel divestment in LGPS
Many of us do not give much thought to where our pension contributions (and those our employer makes on our behalf) are invested. But over £3billion of public service workers deferred wages are invested in the West Sussex Local Government Pension Fund. This gives our Pension Fund quite considerable muscle, …
Social workers: important note
Social workers should note that if you are subject to a ‘fitness to practise’ investigation, you must legally respond to the regulator Social Work England …
Branch donates to food banks
UNISON West Sussex branch committee agreed to donate £500 to various West Sussex foodbanks via the Trussell Trust charity. Sophie Greaves, Area Manager for the …
NJC Pay Offer 2020/21: Consultation Ballot
The West Sussex branch will shortly commence a consultative ballot for all members on NJC Pay. This comprises largely of WSCC staff, and support staff …
Local pay and a UNISON written recognition agreement
As detailed elsewhere on our website, a pay ballot is about to commence for council staff (including schools and academies) on whether to accept a …
Term-time only pay: action required
Members who work in West Sussex on term-time only (TTO) contracts will be aware that the branch has been trying to broker agreement with WSCC …
Covid-19 and black members
Black members will be interested in the recent guidance leaflet issued by UNISON national office on Covid-19 in relation to black staff (attached, and below). UNISON has been working to put black members’ interests at the heart of the council’s Covid-19 strategy since day one. It was UNISON which asked …