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Time to value school support staff report

School support staff face low pay, insecure contracts and rising workloads, with many struggling to meet living costs or leaving the sector for better-paid roles elsewhere.

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Time to value school support staff

Development of a Social Care Negotiating Body for Wales

Only workers and employers should negotiate a Fair Pay Agreement

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Better public services for a fairer Wales

Nearly 100,000 UNISON members are speaking as one in the 2026 Senedd election. This is about the future of our NHS, our schools, our care services and our communities.

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The future of local government services in Wales

A new report reveals how decades of underinvestment in council preventative services have driven up demand for far more expensive emergency interventions in the NHS and criminal justice system

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Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan – Consultation Response

This is UNISON Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government consultation on it…

10 May 2023
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Securing the public interest through insourcing and better procurement

A UNISON report outlining the issues with the growth of compulsory competitive t…

1 April 2023
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Briefing123 – Scottish Government Public Sector Pay Policy 2023-24

The Scottish Government have published their pay policy for 2023 -24. This briefing outlines the main elements of the policy,

30 March 2023
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Local Government Finance Settlement 2023/24 / Statistics for 2021/22

This E briefing provides updates, including on the Local Government Settlement, …

21 March 2023
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Briefing – National Care Service Stage 1 Committee conclusions.

  Holyrood Committees have been looking at the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill ahead  of the Stage 1 vote on

8 March 2023
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Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: Reforms to the National Planning Policy Forum

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1 March 2023
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Social Housing Regulation Bill briefing: report stage 2023

A UNISON briefing that sets out key asks for the bill as it is debated in the House of Commons

1 March 2023
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e brief: Draft Energy Strategy & Just Transition Plan – Scottish Gov Consultation

The Scottish Government is currently consulting on its draft Energy Strategy and…

24 February 2023
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Briefing 121 – National Care Service Bill: Verdict of Social Work Staff

This briefing looks at the results of UNISON’s survey of social work members in which we asked for their views

8 February 2023
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Local Government 23-24 Finance – Council Funding Allocations

Scottish councils face enormous funding challenges this year and beyond, with real fears for the impact on vital services. This

8 February 2023
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UNISON Week 343 – NHS and social care in crisis and more

  UNISON Week 343 – NHS and social care in crisisand more … Read full newsletter here.

17 January 2023
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Briefing for UNISON Members: Pensions and the NCS Bill

This briefing is for UNISON members who work in social care and social work. It explains what the National Care

16 January 2023
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