There is a brief reprieve from the high temperatures, followed by a further forecast of hot weather soon. Your health and wellbeing remain our priority. UNISON Health & Safety (H&S) reps have been walking through areas documenting temperatures and where it’s high, advising members to move to cooler locations if possible or requesting from managers […]
National Delegate Conference is the sovereign democratic decision-making body which sets the direction and priorities of UNISON. Branches from across regions and sectors (or ‘Service Groups’ in UNISON lingo) submit motions which call on the National Executive Council (NEC) to act over the issues affecting their members. UWE UNISON sent two of us to conference […]
The latest raft of changes to workers’ rights, created by the Employment Rights Act, come into force in Great Britain next week. Chief amongst these is on statutory sick pay, which now becomes a day one right for all workers. Paternity leave also becomes a day one right, while there are greater protections against sexual harassment. […]
UWE UNISON branch is closed over the Christmas break, starting from 20th December. During this period, below are the contact details for union support via our national comrades at UNISON Direct on 0800 0857 857 Or Email: customerservices@unisonprotect.com Phone: 0343 178 1231 December 24th: 7am – 2pm December 25th: Closed December 26th: Closed December 27th: Closed […]
Dear members, An update on the technicians Family of Roles dispute. Despite our best efforts to resolve this matter collaboratively, UWE’s most senior management have formally refused to engage in Stage 3 of the Disputes Procedure, which involves independent, third-party mediation through the body ACAS. In their correspondence, management stated: “we do not believe that the […]
Changes to Conflict & Grievance Procedures What’s happening? We are at an early stage in discussion looking at UWE proposals to replace our current complaints procedures with a process based on the TCM Resolution Framework™. It is a significant shift in how workplace issues are handled. If introduced, it would replace the university’s existing grievance […]
The most successful resolutions are those that are specific and realistic, with manageable steps that can be tracked for progress and that help us to show support to ourselves and others. A good example would be to join a trade union or get more involved if you’re already a member. If you are part of a union, […]
UWE UNISON branch is closed over the Christmas break, but below are the contact details for union support via our national comrades at UNISON Direct on 0800 0857 857 Or Email: customerservices@unisonprotect.com Phone: 0343 178 1231 December 24th: 9:00am – 12:30pm December 25th: Closed December 26th: Closed December 31st: 9:00am – 12:30pm January 1st: Closed The […]
We know it has been a tough few weeks for everyone in the University, coming out of starting block and registration straight into receiving proposals for the Transformation Project. It was great to have a good turnout at last week’s members meeting and to hear directly how this is impacting people. As we agreed in […]
Please find the link below to the UWE Bristol Wellbeing Pulse survey conducted between June 19th – July 3rd 2024. Wellbeing Survey Jun 2024 High Level Results – Heat Map