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UNISON WRITES TO PRIME MINISTER: “DO RIGHT THING ON WELSH CARE WORKERS’ BONUS”
Public services union UNISON Cymru Wales has today (Thursday), written to the Prime Minister, asking him to do the right thing for Welsh care workers by allowing them to keep a pandemic bonus in full.
The UK government has refused to waive tax and National Insurance deductions from the £500 bonus the Welsh government wants to grant all care workers.
UNISON says any tax paid on the £500 will count against Universal Credit benefits the majority of care workers receive because their pay is so low and could reduce the bonus to as little as £125.
Welsh government announced the bonus to acknowledge the commitment of low-paid care workers throughout the Covid-19 lockdown. Despite the First Minister’s lobbying, the Westminster government has refused to budge and now the union has decided to contact the Prime Minister directly with its analysis of how the £500 is affected.
UNISON Cymru Wales regional secretary Tanya Palmer said:
“The Covid lockdown has shone a light on the tremendous work undertaken by thousands of mainly low-paid, female care workers in Wales. They continued to care for our loved ones under difficult and frightening circumstances.
“The Prime Minister clapped for care workers but they will feel cheated by Boris Johnson if tax and Universal Credit deductions leave them with as little as £125.
“This bonus was meant for hard-pressed care workers and their families, not to disappear into the Treasury’s coffers. UNISON has called on the Prime Minister to think again.”
Notes for editors
- HM Treasury says that the £500 is subject to tax and NICs
unless specifically exempt.
- As things currently stand this means that a full time home care worker will be liable for income tax of £100 and NICS of £60. Home care workers are also likely to be in receipt of Universal Credit because their incomes are so low. They also stand to see a cut to their Universal Credit of £214.20. This means that they would actually receive just £125.80. The position of part time care workers depends on their gross annual income.
- UNISON’s letter to the Prime Minister (sent Thursday 25 June), can be found here It includes analysis and charts of the impact on the £500 bonus.
- UNISON is clear, the £500 in no way deals with the systemic low pay of the care sector and it has called for sustained investment to lift care workers out of in-work poverty and provide dignity for clients. It has recently called for a national care service.
- In its letter, UNISON Cymru Wales has also raised the unexplained absence of Wales' share of the Infection Control Fund. Following a meeting with Helen Whatley Minister of State for Care, UNISON was informed of a Government expectation that no care worker should suffer a financial detriment due to their work or Covid-19 absence. The UK Government has made £600m available via local authorities and devolved administrations as of Friday 22nd May, to underpin the extra costs to support staff and infection control measures. It's vital that the Wales share of this is received as soon as possible.
Contact
Alastair Gittins, UNISON Cymru Wales press officer on 07816 53 83 97
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Read our new blog with members of UNISON Cymru Wales' Black Members Group about #BlackLivesMatter: “Britain has been living in denial of racism”
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For immediate release: Friday 12 June 2020
UNISON OPPOSES REOPENING OF SCHOOLS 29 JUNE AND CALLS ON MINISTER TO URGENTLY REVIEW TIMESCALE
Following full consideration of Welsh Government’s Keep Education Safe: Operational guidance for schools and settings published 10 June, public sector union UNISON is in strong opposition to widening access to schools from 29 June and has called for the Minister to urgently review her decision.
UNISON has drafted workplace guidance and following a full assessment believes the guidance does not provide enough direction or clarity and there is not enough time to ensure the safety of staff and pupils in schools by late June.
Jonathan Lewis, UNISON schools forum Chair, said:
“UNISON is not prepared to compromise the safety of teaching assistants, cleaners, caterers, caretakers or administrative staff in schools.
“We have considered the operational guidance and there simply doesn’t contain enough detail, particularly within the short time constraints.
“Of course school support staff want to get back to work in schools, but we cannot be expected to take unnecessary risks to fulfil that within a few short weeks.
“Robust planning takes time. We will continue to work with Welsh government, local authorities and other stakeholders to plan and assess a return to schools, but it cannot be a rushed job.
“We are confident thorough planning could take place over the summer in time for the start of term in September. We urge the Education Minister to take a sensible approach, in line with the advice of the Chief Medical Officer, and postpone re-opening until later in the year.”
Rosie Lewis, UNISON schools lead, said:
“We’ve assessed the guidance and UNISON is absolutely clear that we cannot support the reopening of schools at the end of June. The risks are too high.
“We don’t believe there will be enough cleaning staff to fulfil the mammoth task of keeping schools clean. We don’t think enough school support staff will be available to allow safe staffing levels for the extended week.
“The operational guidance around social distancing and who is clinically vulnerable is in conflict with other government guidance. We are yet to see any guidance around the antibody testing and wider roll out of the test, trace and protect system. The list goes on.
“We are inundated with queries from school support staff from across Wales who are anxious about the Minister’s proposals.
“It is crucial that staff and parents are confident about children returning to schools, and it’s fairly clear that the rush to get back later in June is not supporting that.
“I am no longer convinced the Minister is putting wellbeing at the heart of her strategy and we are calling for her to urgently review these timescales and work with trade unions to reopen schools in September.”
Notes to editors
Keep Education Safe Operational Guidance
UNISON – Schools Coronavirus Workplace Checklist
Contact
Alastair Gittins, UNISON press officer on 07816 53 83 97
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Making a difference for care during COVID-19
Across the UK, care workers have faced serious problems while caring for those most vulnerable to the new coronavirus. But UNISON has been fighting for them – and winning.
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Care workers affected by gruelling shifts caring for Covid-19 patients have been offered courses on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by their trade union
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We do not all have children at home who can create a lovely poster for our windows, so James Tanner has kindly put one together for us (with assistance from Flo Courtney).
Here is a UNISON Rainbow poster produced by the region which you can print for display in your window or in your workplace to show your support for all our members working in the tragic and challenging circumstances of the covid-19 crisis.
Stay safe,
Kind Regards,
Lynne
Hackett
Regional Organiser
UNISON Cymru Wales
Telephone number - 02920 729 414
email - cymruwales@unison.co.uk
Wellbeing guides
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If you need a distraction in lockdown, here’s a book that celebrates the birth of the NHS and leaves us with an unspoken question: what would be happening now without our health service?
As the nation prepares for to clap for carers – including health and other key workers – again tonight, UNISON is speaking up for our members with national and local newspaper ads
Protective kit supply issues in Wales must be overcome immediately, says UNISON
UNISON Wales has today (Saturday) written to the First Minster in the strongest terms about the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) across Wales.
The letter was sent in reaction to the death yesterday of a healthcare worker and UNISON member who contracted Covid-19 after caring for infected patients.
UNISON has received numerous reports from frontline workers about inadequate levels of PPE in hospitals and care homes across Wales.
UNISON Cymru Wales Secretary Tanya Palmer said: “Health, care and other key workers providing local services must have the supplies of gowns, eye protection, gloves, masks and sanitiser they need now.
“This is a matter of urgency. Any supply chain issues the Welsh government is experiencing with the UK government must be overcome immediately.
“UK government ministers urging workers to be careful with their use of PPE are highly irresponsible and will lead to further deaths.
“We need to know urgently, what are the stock levels, where are they being stored and when will they be delivered. This is killing our people.”
UNISON and the Wales TUC are urging any workers with any PPE concerns to get in touch. UNISON has an online PPE alert reporting tool and the Wales TUC an online whistleblowing hotline.
Notes to editors:
Letter sent to the First Minister:
I am saddened to have to write to you in the strongest terms about the inadequacy of supply to frontline staff of appropriate PPE.
The senior lay activists have instructed me to contact you as a matter of urgency as they are literally being inundated with very scared and anxious workers who have not received the equipment which will save their, their families and patient lives.
This follows the first death of one of our activists in the community branch from Covid-19.
I have even seen posts on social media of medical staff having to wear goggles from the science department of the local school. Betsi Cadwaladr say they only have PPE supplies to last them until Monday.
We need to know urgently, what are the stock levels, where are they being stored and when will they be delivered. This is killing our people.
We need an honest response now.
Tanya Palmer
Regional secretary
Notes to editors:
- UNISON is the UK’s largest union, with more than 1.3 million members providing public
services – in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed in both the public and private sectors.
Media contacts:
Tanya Palmer M: 07961 043 885 E: t.palmer@unison.co.uk
Liz Chinchen M: 07778 158175 E: l.chinchen@unison.co.uk
Jenny Griffin As part of our commitment to supporting vital key workers through this crisis UNISON Cymru Wales is offering a free Covid-19 e-learning course to our social care members and workers in Wales, funded by the Welsh Government’s Wales Union Learning Fund (WULF). Working in partnership with ‘e-Learning For You’, an established provider of […]
Our offer of free online training Covid-19 for our care worker members was covered by the South Wales Argus (scroll to 12.01pm in the rolling coverage) and the Morning Star. Project manager Jenny Griffin was quoted.
Please see below advice about accessing the training.
Advice from the UNISON learning team
Some people have reported trouble clicking on the link to access the Covid-19 e-learning. There are a number of different links you can use (all of which should take you to the application form):
https://tinyurl.com/cv19course
https://forms.gle/
If these links do not work:
Firstly, please ensure you are not using Internet Explorer – please ensure you open the link in Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers.
Secondly, some users are being directed to an ‘Outlook Web App’ page when they click the link from within an email originally sent from UNISON’s system. If this happens, please can you physically type the address https://tinyurl.com/cv19course directly into your web browser (not Internet Explorer as above), rather than clicking the link.
Here are the posters and the most up to date PPE info
Check this link out as well
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Welsh nurse's heartfelt plea for more personal protective equipment so they can return to families 'unscathed' after pandemic, UNISON Swansea Bay Health branch's Libby Nolan video featured and regional secretary Tanya Palmer quoted, Wales Online.
Welsh heath and care workers have no access to PPE, Unison Cymru says, regional secretary Tanya Palmer quoted, Morning Star
Health workers feel 'actively discouraged' to protect themselves over PPE supply fears, references open letter from healthcare workers endorsed by UNISON, ITV Wales
CORVID 19 Frequently Asked Questions
Self Isolating
Typical Questions
I have an underlying health conditions should I be self isolating?
My Partner/child has an underlying health conditions should I be self isolating?
I am aged over 70 should I be self isolating?
I am in at risk group as identified by the UK Government should I be self Isolating?
I am pregnant, should I be self Isolating?
Answer
If you have an underlying health conditions and you are not sure about attending work go to phw.nhs.uk for guidance then speak to your line manager.
Do not contact Occupational Health!
PPE
Typical Questions
What is the situation with PPE?
We think we need more or better PPE?
We have no face masks available in our section what should we do?
Staff in my area are being told not to wear masks as there are not enough to go round.
Answer
The Health Board is receiving large amounts of PPE on a daily basis. The situation within the Health Board is being monitored and reviewed daily. If you think your area has insufficient PPE speak to your line manager.
Redeployment
Questions
Ive been told that I will have to work in another area, do I have to change where I work?
Ive been told that I will have to work on another site, do I have to change sites?
Answer
We are in unprecedented times which means that the Health Board has to change and evolve to meet the challenge of Corvid 19, this will often mean redeployment of staff to meet the demand and it is expected that staff will cooperate where possible. If you have issues about a proposed redeployment speak to your line manager in the first instance.
Change of duties
Questions
I’ve been told that I will have to do different and unfamiliar work is that right?
Answer
Given the challenge of Corvid 19 which we all face, this will often mean staff are asked to meet the demand by being flexible and adapt to the necessary changes, it is expected that staff will cooperate where possible. Staff will not be expected to work beyond their pay grade! If you have issues about a proposed change to your work speak to your line manager in the first instance.
Working from home
Questions
The government has said that everyone who can should be working from home, does that apply to NHS staff?
I don’t see patients why can’t I work from home?
Working from home
Child care issues
I have young children and no one to look after them while I’m in work what should I do?
Answer
As NHS staff you are identified as a Key Worker by the UK government and therefore schools will be open for your child even though all schools are technically closed for the foreseeable future. Check your Local Authority website for details about provision for your child.
Please keep checking the website for the latest factual updates! phw.nhs.wales
Unsocial hours payments
The Minister has agreed the reinstatement of the unsocial hours payments from day one for a temporary period and to enable the release of the ‘held’ back pay.
REGIONAL HEALTH COMMITTEE 1/2020
(This is an occasional Newsletter for Branch Secretaries in Health)
News
Sick Pay (25th March 2020)
Update for all Regional Health Committee delegates:
Due to the current situation regarding corona virus, the Health Minister has agreed to the reinstatement of the unsocial hours payments from day one for a temporary period. The Minister has also agreed to enable the release of any ‘held’ back pay.
We will be working with Welsh Government to update the FAQs and to arrange for release of the payments.
Student Nurse
England have agreed guidelines for Student Nurses which were circulated last week. We are currently awaiting confirmation of the position in Wales.
PPE
We know that there are problems about PPE and Tanya Palmer our Regional Secretary, is daily letting the Welsh Government know our concerns. Can you let us know if your members face further problems over the next week.
Donna Hutton,
Acting Head of Health
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and the COVID-19
Health and local government, including social care. (England Only)
You will know that during the COVID-19 pandemic the provision of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to workers providing public services is an extremely important issue causing concern to many members.
UNISON has received reports of shortages of equipment across sectors, particularly in social care.
The Department of Health and Social Care has now confirmed a phone number and email address for the National Supply Disruption Service (NSDR). The following information applies to health, local government and social care providers.
- Health and social care providers should order their supplies is the usual way, through usual channels.
- If the health or social care provider cannot obtain the necessary supplies, they can escalate that to the National Supply Disruption Response service (NSDR). This is a disruption resolution service and while it can provide some limited supplies, it is not an ordering line for PPE.
- The NSDR phone number is: 0800 915 9964
- The email address is supplydisruptionservice@
nhsbsa.nhs.uk (Emails will be answered within one hour)
Where UNISON is made aware of shortages of PPE, the employer should be strongly encouraged to contact the NSDR to report the shortage and request resolution.
We are seeking clarification on whether or not employees can report issues directly to the NSDR and we will update this advice as soon as we have this information.
Government advice on PPE can be found here:
NHS: https://www.gov.uk/government/
Social care: https://www.gov.uk/government/
For UNISON sector specific advice on PPE, see these links:
Healthcare workers https://www.unison.
Social care workers https://www.unison.
Local government workers: https://www.unison.
Dave Prentis asks public to join mass applause campaign
Letter signed by healthcare workers
1000 NHS workers appeal to Welsh Government for ‘urgent steps’ to tackle coronavirus, references UNISON and TUC support, Nation.Cymru
Welsh Government announcement on PPE
UNISON welcomes provision of personal protective equipment pledge from health minister to combat coronavirus, regional secretary Tanya Palmer quoted, Leader
Five more people with coronavirus die in Wales, taking nation’s total to 22, Tanya again quoted, Express and Star
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Dave Prentis in public appeal on relieving virus burden
Dear UNISON
member,
URGENT APPEAL TO WELSH GOVERNMENT FROM NHS WALES WORKERS
We are writing this email to you as a
member who works within the health sector in Wales and we want to do our best to support you at this time.
Last week, UNISON and the Wales TUC united
with campaign group C19 Action Wales calling for urgent action for NHS Wales workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. We are calling for all our members working in the health sector in Wales
to sign up to the campaign.
The campaign is calling to:
· Institute mass testing and tracing or all NHS workers and their families, as well as staff such as care workers in other front line services with vulnerable
groups;
· Urgently supply adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for all NHS staff and others working with suspected cases, from Doctors, to carers and
porters;
· Introduce routine testing of all current and new inpatients;
· Create an agreed, standardised admission route for assessment and testing of anyone presenting with respiratory/COVID-19 symptoms at all front line medical
services and specialisms, not just GPs
and A&E (i.e. mental health services, paediatrics and radiography);
· Institute an immediate ban on all non-essential hospital visiting;
· Ensure NHS staff are being advised on safe working and are able to take rest periods to avoid burnout;
· Immediately suspend hospital accommodation fees for staff;
· Immediately requisition all private healthcare facilities so they may be used to treat the sick;
· Urgently order and/or manufacture new ventilators on an industrial scale;
· Draft healthcare workers with ICU experience into hospitals;
· Produce an urgent strategy for staff recruitment and rapid training, passing emergency legislation if needed.
UNISON is in regular discussion with Welsh
Government on these issues and we will continue to campaign to ensure you are supported in the vital work you are undertaking. If you are able to, please sign up to the campaign. The more people who sign, the stronger our voice.
Finally, we are witnessing true public
services every minute of every day during this crisis. For all you are doing - thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Tanya
Palmer
UNISON Cymru Wales
Secretary
Assistance for healthcare workers
NHS staff describe ‘dangerous’ shortage of intensive care beds amid coronavirus outbreak, (references UNISON's backing of the letter signed by 50 healthcare workers), ITV Wales.
Same story on Wales Online, again referencing UNISON's support for the campaign, Healthcare workers in Wales call for 'urgent steps' to support frontline NHS staff
Thursday 19 March
2020
Student nurses willing to help NHS but need proper support, says UNISON
Responding to the publication of draft guidance today (Thursday) on the use of nursing students to help the NHS cope with the
Covid-19 pandemic, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
“Never before has the NHS faced a challenge on this scale. Combating the coronavirus requires unprecedented measures.
“Making sure the health service has as many staff as possible is paramount.
“Many student nurses want to make their skills available at this time of exceptional need. But in a way that’s as safe as possible for them and patients.
“Under these changes, final-year student nurses can offer to support the NHS on paid placements and join a special section of
the nursing register.
“But they must be able to return to learning and complete more supported clinical placements, if
needed, once the crisis is over.
“The long-term future of the NHS must also be protected. That means not rushing anyone into becoming a fully qualified registered nurse.”
Notes to editors:
- UNISON is the UK’s largest union, with more than 1.3 million members providing public services – in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are
employed in both the public and private sectors.
Media contacts:
Anthony Barnes T: 0207 121 5255 M: 07834 864794 E: a.barnes@unison.co.uk
Liz Chinchen T: 0207 121 5463 M: 07778 158175 E: l.chinchen@unison.co.uk
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Recruitment/Engagement Event
All Recrutment/Engagement events have been suspended for the forseeable future!
You can still join online or by asking your local rep.
Government must make it easier to recruit
This is good news for NHS workers. It is only right those helping to care for us when we are in poor health are fairly paid
Public toilet closures make hand washing harder
Coronavirus Q&A
As the virus spreads and continues to dominate the news, we have all your work-based coronavirus questions answered
Coronavirus guidance for NHS trusts and health staff published
Advice published to reassure staff and public but alert them on need for vigilance
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‘Thank you for your work dealing with floods’
‘I want to thank you and through you all UNISON members,’ Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford says as he welcomes community delegates to Cardiff
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Friday 6
December 2019
For immediate release
Mission to see a GP is no laughing matter, says UNISON
The stress and anxiety of trying to get a GP appointment is at the heart of a new short film from UNISON.
Join the queue takes a tongue-in-cheek look at a situation that’s all too familiar – frantically trying to contact the surgery the moment the lines open.
As a clock counts down and the tension builds, a family is poised over landlines, mobile phones and online booking systems trying to be among the lucky few to get an appointment.
With their young daughter feeling ill and the clock finally striking 8am, there’s a brief moment of hope as the call connects. Moments later, crushing disappointment fills the room as a recorded
message tells them they’re number 57 in the queue.
Although the film is humorous, it does touch on a truth that for many getting a GP appointment is increasingly difficult.
Almost a decade of funding cuts to the health service are to blame, says UNISON.
The video is launched as the UK prepares to vote in a general election with the future of the NHS in the balance.
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Nine years of Tory cuts have ravaged the NHS, with decisions made in
Westminster affecting families’ daily lives across the country.
"Hospitals with ambulances stacked up outside have huge staff vacancies and hard-working employees are frazzled trying to fill the gaps, while patients face long waiting times in
A&E when they can’t get a GP appointment. Everyone who works for and uses the NHS can see how the government has squeezed our health service.
"When walking into polling stations next week, people should think about the NHS and the improvements that are desperately needed.”
Notes to editors:
- The film is available on YouTube.
- UNISON is the UK’s largest union, with more than 1.3 million members providing
public services – in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed in both the public and private sectors.
Media contacts:
Garfield Myrie T: 0207 121 5546 M: 07432 741565 E: g.myrie@unison.co.uk
Anthony Barnes T: 0207 121 5255 M: 07834 864794 E: a.barnes@unison.co.
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New government must deliver on health service promises
Every healthcare student should be offered grants, and tuition fees scrapped.
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The new UK living wage
NHS pay agreement in England and Wales falls short
The new UK living wage was announced by the Living Wage Foundation this week.
It will be £9.30 across the UK and £10.75 in London. Employers registered as Living Wage employers have until May 2020 to implement the changes.
The Foundation Living Wage is distinct from the legal minimum wages which are £8.21 for workers aged 25 or over with lower rates for younger workers and apprentices.
Both Labour and the Conservatives have announced minimum wage policies ahead of the general election. The Conservative pledge is to reach a minimum wage of £10.50 by 2024 for workers aged 21 or over. Labour’s pledge is for £10 for all workers, regardless of age in 2020.
In 2018 NHS unions led by UNISON broke the Conservative government’s hated public sector pay cap with a three-year pay deal that won the living wage for over 100,000 NHS staff – the largest group of workers to ever win that in one go. The pay deals in England, Wales and Scotland gave rises of £2,000-£2,600 for the lowest paid NHS staff, which at the time took them above the Living Wage rate.
However, the new Living Wage rate means the NHS pay agreement in England and Wales falls short, as the lowest rate for Band 1 and 2 will be £9.21 from April 2020. The lowest rate in Scotland will be £9.45. Staff in Northern Ireland are still fighting for the full pay deal.
Work is underway to prepare for when the current deals end in 2021. Going into the next pay round measures to continue bearing down on low pay and ensure that the NHS exceeds the Living Wage will be a high priority for us.
We continue to campaign for the NHS pay deal for all health workers.
What have unions ever done for us?
In 2018 NHS unions led by UNISON broke the Conservative government’s hated public sector pay cap with a three-year pay deal that won the living wage for over 100,000 NHS staff – the largest group of workers to ever win that in one go. The pay deals in England, Wales and Scotland gave rises of £2,000-£2,600 for the lowest paid NHS staff, which at the time took them above the Living Wage rate.
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Cardiff and Vale UHB to offer free nextbike membership to its staff
Make your voice heard. How to make the NHS the Best Place to Work – a new engagement resource
UNISON has concerns about a Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) consultation on a new set of proposals to introduce pension flexibilities for senior clinicians. UNISON is concerned about a number of the proposals, most notably that the flexibilities will be limited to senior clinicians only.
The 'Save Barry Hospital Ward' petition is live on the Welsh Government website. Please take a moment to sign and join our campaign to defend the Hospital
ward."
https://www.assembly.wales/en/
UNISON members can also get extra support for learning. UNISON offers support for members around, English, maths, IT skills, on-line learning and communication skills.
Don’t forget your individual circumstances too. If you get state benefits these may be affected if you move to band 2 and earn more money.
It’s a good idea to check with
the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or the Citizen’s Advice Bureau before making your decision.
If you decide not to go for band 2 now, you can always change your mind in the future. And you will still get your £194 lump sum payment (pro rata if you are part time) this year. Your earnings will also be protected to make sure you don’t lose out through any change to your unsocial hours payments.
If you want more information you can speak to your line manager or your UNISON rep, or check out our webpages at unison.org.uk/band1
Not in UNISON?
Join today at joinunison.org or call us on0800 0 857 857 or ask a UNISON rep for an application form.
Published and printed by UNISON, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY. CU/April 2019/25514/4076/UNP 15474.
Dear Colleague,
ROBIN HOOD TAX CAMPAIGN AND UNISON
Nine Welsh local authorities have already signed up to the Robin Hood Tax. Is your council one of them? We want all UNISON Cymru Wales branches to encourage their councils, AM and MP to sign up to the Robin Hood Tax, which could potentially deliver millions of pounds for public services in Wales.
Robin Hood Tax resources are attached for your use.
The PowerPoint presentation is also attached and below is a link to the councillor’s hub with model motions and briefings etc.
https://www.robinhoodtax.org.
With best wishes,
Dominic
Dominic MacAskill
Regional Manager Rheolwr Rhanbarthol
UNISON Wales UNSAIN Cymru
The Courtyard / Y Libart
Wind Street
Swansea / Abertawe
SA1 1DP
Phone / ffon: 01792 483918
e-mail / e-bost: d.macaskill@unison.co.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/
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