The county council’s Chief Executive sent out a broadcast email to all staff on 24th January announcing the new Special Circumstances Policy. The eye-catching headline of this announcement was the increase from 5 to 10 days of the potential paid special/compassionate leave staff can receive in any rolling calendar year. …
It’s time for UNISON members in schools to speak up! UNISON is proud to represent around 250,000 school support staff across the UK. Our members …
The January 2019 edition of Branch Lines is now available for you to download! Branch Lines – January 2019 edition Printed copies are being distributed …
Branch AGMs will take place around the county from 27 March 2019. There will be three short AGM sessions this year. They will consist of a …
UNISON members will recall WSCC’s Chief Executive (CEX) wrote to all staff in March 2018 to say that from April 2019 incremental progression would be …
The Local Government Service Group Executive (LGSGE) and the National Schools Committee (NSC) have agreed to run a consultative ballot of UNISON schools members on …
UNISON West Sussex has a thriving and growing retired members’ section of over 600 members! Our retired members were at County Hall North in Horsham on Thursday 13th December supporting the branch with a recruitment stall, prior to their regular meeting and a festive lunch and social. The branch has …
West Sussex County Council has been trying for some time to address a recruitment and retention crisis in some of its children’s social work teams. …
WSCC’s LGPS pension admin service will transfer from Capita to Hampshire County Council on 4 March 2019, with TUPE transfers for staff expected on that …
UNISON welcomes the granting of Monday 24 December as an extra day’s leave by West Sussex County Council. Only staff involved in essential operations will be required to work, and they will be able to take an extra day’s leave too at a later point. Staff not rota’d to work …