NHS pay 2024 | The big issues | UNISON National
Member consultation. In August we asked UNISON members if they thought the 5.5% pay award was enough to move on and focus on the 2025 pay round, or whether they wanted to dispute the pay award for 2024. When our consultation closed in early September, over 90,000 members had taken part – around 31% of our members in the NHS in England.
Council and School Pay | Campaigns | UNISON National
The joint decision for the local government unions (UNISON, GMB and Unite) was made to accept the pay offer for 2024 of an increase of £1,290 on all NJC pay points (pro rata’d for part-time and term time only staff). The p ay award will be backdated to 1 April 2024. For members in outer London, the offer is £1,491 and in inner London it’s ...
NHS Pension Scheme | Pensions | UNISON National
Consultation on NHS Pension Scheme survivor pensions (England and Wales) The Department of Health and Social Care is consulting on proposals to change NHS Pension Scheme regulations, which include looking to correct the long-standing inequality of male survivors of 1995 Section female scheme members receiving pensions based on post 6 April 1988 service only.
Sick leave and sick pay | Leave | UNISON National
From 8 April 2024, If you earn over £123 per week and are off sick for more than four days in a row, you are entitled to Statutory Sick Pay of £116.75 per week from the fourth working day on which you are off sick. This can be paid for up to 28 weeks of sick leave. After this time, you may be entitled to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA ...
Latest pay rise must just be the start of turning NHS fortunes around
Jul 29, 2024 · Commenting on the announcement by the chancellor today (Monday) that the government is to accept the pay review body recommendation of a 5.5% wage rise for all NHS staff on Agenda for Change contracts in England for 2024/25, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “This is a government thankfully prepared to …
Local Government Pension Scheme | Pensions | UNISON National
Aug 23, 2021 · The Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) has more than five million members – contributors, ‘deferred members’ and pensioners and is made of individual funds with assets running into billions of pounds. It has members in local government, education from primary to higher, police staff, the voluntary sector, environment agencies and ...
Council and school pay | Key issues | UNISON National
For many workers in local government and schools, pay and conditions are determined the National Joint Council (NJC). The NJC covers over 1.5 million local government and school workers making it the largest negotiating body in the UK. The NJC is made up of representatives from UNISON and other trade unions and the employers. The agreements ...
What is a trade union? | What we do | UNISON National
What trade unions do. Unions train and organise workplace representatives who help union members with the problems they face at work. Reps provide support and advice and campaign for better conditions and pay. Unions have brought significant changes to society, including: a national minimum wage; the abolition of child labour;
Risk assessment | Health and safety | UNISON National
Risk assessments are part of the risk management process and are included in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. A risk assessment is the process of identifying what hazards currently exist or may appear in the workplace. A risk assessment defines which workplace hazards are likely to cause harm to employees and visitors.
Member benefits - UNISON National
Being a member of UNISON gives you a huge range of benefits, from legal and welfare services to financial help for education and training. Members also get discounts on a range of financial services plus special payments on death, accident or fatal accident. All this is on top of the benefit of being part of a million-strong group of colleagues ...