UNISON ON LINE COURSE for new stewards  

The TUC are running our on line Stewards course again but we’re very low on applications for the January course

• 12 January - 23 February 2016 19 April – 7 June 2016 19 September – 7 November 2016  

• Please can you promote these courses in your branch ASAP. Reps can only register for the course on line so please direct applicants to the TUC website using this link - https://www.tuceducation.org.uk/findacourse/courses/63  

Pay and Grading in the NHS

• https://www.unison.org.uk/at-work/health-care/key-issues/pay-in-the-nhs/ a brief overview
• http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/pay-and-reward/pay
• http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/pay-and-reward/pay/agenda-for-change-pay  an NHS terms and conditions of service handbook is down loadable here
• http://www.nhsemployers.org/~/media/Employers/Publications/Pay%20circulars/Pay-circular-AfC-1-2015.pdf  Pay circulars are down loadable here – there have been 3 in 2015 – if you look in Annex C of the first circular at Table 10 you will see band values listed   (pay rates)

Pay and Grading in Local Government

• https://www.unison.org.uk/at-work/local-government/key-issues/pay-national-joint-council-njc a brief overview
• https://www.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/2015/08/NJC-Pay-Claim-2016-17_FINAL.pdf pay claim in full
• http://www.local.gov.uk/workforce/-/journal_content/56/10180/3510601/ARTICLE how to down load the Green Book (terms and conditions handbook)
• https://www.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/2014/11/TowebLGS-Pay-2014-15-162.pdf National Joint Council for Local Government Services circular with pay rates

Useful E Notes – short, free, e-learning sessions

• http://learning.unison.org.uk UNISON site for our enotes – you have to go through a short registration procedure to access the programmes
• https://www.tuceducation.org.uk/login/  TUC sites for enotes – you have to go through a short registration procedure to access the programmes

Employment Law

• https://www.unison.org.uk/get-help/services-support/legal-services general overview
• https://www.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/2014/02/On-line-Catalogue221222.pdf download a branch guide to what’s on offer from the legal services team

Dispute details

• https://www.unison.org.uk/our-campaigns current campaigns including industrial actions are listed here and you can click ‘past campaigns’ for some history of actions