Brexit advice
If you’re a member and worried about your status after the UK’s scheduled departure from the European Union, UNISON can help. With potentially only a …
News
Labour ‘will ban’ outsourcing of public services to private firms
Private companies will be banned by a Labour government from running services that deal with vulnerable people and their rights, under a far-reaching plan to …
Social Work England consultation: have your say!
Later this year Social Work England (SWE) takes over from the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as the regulator for social workers in England. …
NJC Pay Award 2019-20
The pay award for 2019-20 was complex and required changes to be made to the WSCC pay scale. UNISON has negotiated these with WSCC and …
Calling all Capita employees: fantastic prizes to be won!
It’s the Great Capita West Sussex Recruitment Race! Can you be the one to recruit the most new members and win the race? This is …
Employment-based cost review at WSCC
The council’s budget for 2019-21 went through at its full council meeting on February 14. This budget included provision for a ‘Review of staff terms …
IPEH: £5million budget cut threatened
The Integrated Prevention and Early Help service (IPEH) has been doing great work for many years to support children and families through a range of …
NJC Pay 2019-20 – what you need to know
Year 2 of the 2018-20 pay deal: 2019/20 This is relevant for all members on NJC pay (schools and non-schools) It was not correct to …
Incremental progression: NJC and HAY pay scales
This is relevant for non-schools members on both NJC and HAY pay Schools members are unaffected by this We have previously reported on aborted attempts …
Local pay offer 2018-19 and voluntary recognition
This is relevant for HAY, SMG4 and AfC members Members will recall that WSCC previously consulted in August 2018 on: A 1% pay award; Linking …