Government honours 3 year health pay deal

UNISON today welcomed the Government’s assurance that it would honour a 3-year pay deal for the UK’s health workers.

The assurance came as the Government submitted evidence to pay review bodies covering senior civil servants, NHS managers and magistrates, calling for a pay freeze.

Head of Health, Karen Jennings, said:“We are pleased that the Government is honouring the three-year pay deal for our hard-working health members – many of whom are low-paid women. “They will breathe a sigh of relief that they won’t have their pay frozen. “

The deal has given a decent increase for our members and established a new minimum wage of £6.77 an hour.”“The 3 year deal gave 2.75% from April 2008; 2.54% in year 2 and a minimum wage of £6.77 an hour and, in year 3, an increase of 2.5%, including a flat rate increase of £420 for the bottom three grades.”

Payo sa Imigrasyon para sa mga Miyembro ng UNISON

Ikaw ba ay migranteng manggagawa mula sa bansa sa labas ng Europa?

Kailangan mo ba ng tulong sa usapin ng imigrasyon na nakakaapekto sa iyong trabaho o
karapatan mo na magtrabaho dito sa UK?

Nagbibigay ng libreng serbisyo ang UNISON kung saan maaari kayong tawagan sa telepono
upang magbigay ng payo sa usapin ng imigrasyon. Ito ay para lang sa miyembro ng UNISON na
galing mula sa mga bansa sa labas ng Europa at nagpunta dito upang magtrabaho sa UK.
Katulong ng UNISON and Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) na siyang
magbibigay ng suportang ito.

Kung kayo ay miyenbro ng UNISON ng mahigit na sa apat na lingo at kailangan ninyo ng payo at
inpormasyon tungkol sa usapin ng imigrasyon, tumawag lamang sa UNISON Direct sa 0845 355
0845. Ipapasa namin ang inyong detalye sa Tagapayo ng JCWI na siyang tatawag sa inyo kada
Martes 10-1500 ng umaga.

Pag-tawag ninyo sa UNISON Direct, maaari lamang na ibigay ang inyong buong pangalan, numero ng telepono at ang numero ng inyong kasapian.

OVERSEAS STAFF

The union has set up a dedicated website for members from overseas

http://www.unison.org.uk/migrantworkers/

Independent Safeguarding Authority

The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) is a new public body which has been created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults. All individuals starting in Regulated activity or moving to a new role can register from 26 July 2010.From 1 November 2010 all individuals starting in Regulated activity or moving to a new role must register.

A union web page about ISA can be accessed at http://www.unison.org.uk/professionalservices/isa.asp

UNISON Evidence to NHS Pay Review Body

Following the survey of UNISON Health members conducted during July / August, 1,756 responses were received. These responses have now been analysed and written up into the attached report that provides a comprehensive picture of the views and experiences of the staff who deliver our health service.

This report has now been submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body as part of the annual evidence gathering process whereby the Review Body assesses whether there is a case for seeking a remit from the Secretary of State for Health to reopen the multi-year pay deal, and will compliment the document that the NHS Trade Unions will submit as joint staff side evidence. The staff side document will give evidence on the wider economic context, labour market conditions, recruitment and retention and staff morale.

Both the staff side evidence (attached) and the UNISON survey analysis will support UNISON’s position that the multi-year deal for NHS staff should not be disturbed and that the pay rates scheduled to come into effect on 1 April for 2010 in the final year of the multi-year deal should remain as agreed.

The evidence submitted by NHS employers can be found at:2010/2011 Agenda for Change staff and the evidence submitted by the Health Departments at:NHS Pay Review Body: Review for 2010

UNISON evidence to the NHS pay review body - UNISON member survey 2009

Joint Staff Side’s evidence to the NHSPRB for 2010-11

CALL FOR EVIDENCE ON THE FUTURE OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

The Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery is calling for evidence.The Commission in particular would like to hear your views on:

1. What are the knowledge, skills and attributes that nurses / midwives require to take a central role in the design and delivery of 21st century services?

2. What would you like to see nurses and midwives doing more of and/or doing differently in the future - whether in people’s own homes, in the community or in hospital?

3. What might be preventing nurses and midwives from doing this now?

4. How can these barriers be overcome?

For more details on the Commission, what it is asking for and where to send your views please click on the link belowCall for evidence(click here)

FLU PANDEMIC

The union has set up a new mini website on swine flu at http://www.unison.org.uk/healthcare/swineflu.asp