UNISON says the decisions are being taken on ministers’ watch and they cannot hide behind NHS England. It’s urging the government to make it clear that NHS England shouldn’t be trying to offload ...

Green UNISON Week, in September, is an ideal opportunity to lay the seeds for the union's 2026 Year of Green Activity ...

UNISON’s national executive council (NEC) met yesterday and agreed to nominate Christina McAnea in the forthcoming general secretary election. Christina ...

Commenting on the publication of the government’s Sentencing Bill, including “intensive supervision” requirements for probation officers and a major expansion in offender tagging, UNISON general ...

A probation hostel manager has won a significant employment tribunal, confirming the hours he spent on standby were working time and should be compensated with rest periods, says UNISON today (Friday) ...

Mental health services have been underfunded and sidelined for far too long. “But leaving the NHS with an increased reliance on private firms for these services is a false ec ...

UNISON represents the whole nursing family, including nurses, midwives, health visitors and healthcare assistants.

All NHS workers contribute to One Team, working together to deliver excellent patient care Who do people see when they think of NHS staff? Probably doctors, nurses and paramedics. But there are ...

The national minimum wage sets minimum hourly rates that employers must pay workers in the UK. Workers over 25 are also entitled to the so-called Living Wage.

Parental leave is a legal right to take time off from work to look after a child or make arrangements for a child’s welfare. Employers are not legally required to pay workers taking parental leave, so ...

Freedom of information: an introduction Under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, anyone can request (and, subject to certain exemptions, receive) information held by a public authority. A request ...

Local Government Pension Scheme: an introduction The Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) has more than five million members – contributors, ‘deferred members’ and pensioners and is made of ...