School cuts round-up
The government’s unforgivable cuts agenda for our schools continues apace with the supposedly ‘extra’ £1.3billion doing nothing to meet the real funding challenge in schools. …
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Complete the WSCC staff survey!
Go to the WSCC staff survey here Would you recommend WSCC as an employer to a friend? Do you have the resources you need to work effectively? Is it safe to speak up and challenge the way things are done? These are just three of 40 questions WSCC is currently …
Tim appointed to Pensions Board
Long-standing UNISON member Tim Stretton was appointed to the West Sussex pensions advisory board (PAB) in November. The PAB is an important, statutory, regulatory function …
Schools Forum – reporting back
UNISON workplace rep and Branch Committee member Keith Manville attends the West Sussex Schools Forum to ensure that support staff are represented. Keith works at Oakgrove College in Worthing supporting children with special needs. You can read Keith’s report from the Schools Forum meeting on 12th June below. If you …
2018/19 Pay Claim for FE staff formally submitted to AoC
Following actions from the joint unions to force the Association of Colleges (AoC) to back down from their former position of refusing to accept a pay claim for 2018/19, a pay claim has now been formally submitted. The Joint Negotiations Committee will meet with AoC officials on the 13th July for discussions. …
SOS Heads’ Survey
The results of the Save Our Schools West Sussex Head teachers’ survey are in and the stats are pretty stark. SOS got a 50% response from …
WSCC/UNISON negotiations: could you join our team?
UNISON West Sussex relies on our members to inform and support our negotiations with employers. Our branch officers know about policy and employment law but we don’t know the minutiae or your day job or what needs changing – unless you tell us. Therefore members in the workplace support our …
Pay: HAY, AMHPs and Academies
UNISON West Sussex is in negotiations with WSCC on the following pay awards which are determined locally: Accredited Mental Health Practitioners (AMHPs) Allowance uplift; HAY Pay (managers’ pay uplift). We will write to members soon with news. Academies The branch is also in touch with West Sussex academies to ensure that …
Children’s Services: social work caseloads
UNISON has been aware for some time about the concerns members in Children’s Services social work teams have about the size and complexity of the caseloads they hold. In a growing number of circumstances, our members believe their caseloads are unsafe. UNISON has been working with CS management on ways to …
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service IRMP
Austerity has meant the hollowing out of many public services, to levels which the staff who work in them believe to be unsafe. UNISON is sharing here the Fire Brigade Union’s response to WSCC’s public consultation on its Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP). The FBU highlights that the Fire & …