Branch Committee: 2018/19 Elections
The branch committee has nominated the following members to serve as branch officers in 2018/19: Branch Chair Ian Harvey Branch Vice-Chair Sarah Cawston Branch Secretary …
News
New edition of Branch Lines now available
The January 2018 edition of Branch Lines is now available for you to download! Branch Lines – January 2018 edition Printed copies are being distributed around County …
NJC pay offer
UNISON received a response to our pay claim in December from the local government employers (LGE). The offer is for a two-year pay deal starting …
We’re hiring! Branch vacancy available
Our Branch office in Chichester has a vacancy for a Branch Negotiations Officer. Do you have: A strong work ethic and drive to succeed A developed …
Branch in dispute with Capita
Since 2012, the West Sussex branch’s experience of Capita as an employer is marked by the inconsistency of its approaches on key HR matters. These are …
Parking outcome
Parking was a controversial issue during 2017 at West Sussex County Council. Staff and UNISON were unhappy with the way a proposed parking policy was …
Winter fuel grants: apply now!
UNISON’s 2017-2018 winter fuel grant programme has now opened! Grants of up to £50 per household are available to help members in low-income households. To …
Outsourcing: major test case underway
The branch has many employers within it who subcontract elements of their work to outsourced suppliers. These firms are nominally independent employers, but in practice the pay, terms and conditions, and work undertaken by their staff are defined by the employer which lets the contract. A trade union is taking this …
Fixed term contract?
In the summer term the branch dealt with scores of restructures in schools which resulted in over 100 support staff losing their jobs. Due to the failure of government funding to be both adequate and stable, increasingly in schools staff are placed on fixed term or temporary contracts. But this …