The UK government is reminding households on eligible means-tested benefits to ensure they are named on their electricity bill, so they can automatically receive the £150 Warm Home Discount this ...

Healthcare staff at three NHS trusts in Dorset say they want to vote for strike action in a row over plans to move 1,700 ...

With ice creams and ad vans, UNISON forced the outsourcing giant to back down on proposed changes to pay frequency ...

“Technology can’t provide the essential human touch needed in health, care and many other essential services. AI can’t wash, clean or dress anyone. Nor make sensible decisions about complicated care ...

“Nursing and midwifery graduates deserve a clear path into NHS jobs. But creating more vacancies for them by removing posts for support workers won’t address the overall staffing gaps hampering ...

Union also calls on UK government to take further steps to bring about a permanent ceasefire and full access to humanitarian assistance ...

A standalone motion at health conference on Tuesday afternoon cast ahead to UNISON’s 2026 Year of Green Activity. The motion on ‘maintaining our commitment to a greener NHS’ was moved by the chair of ...

Working long shifts with few or no breaks and little or no food is never acceptable. Overstretched NHS staff often have no time for breaks or food during their shifts and are worried this is affect ...

NHS workers who do overtime on a regular basis or frequently work beyond their normal shifts should now have these extra hours taken into account when their holiday pay is calculated, as a result of a ...

Commenting on the government’s announcement there will be more jobs for newly qualified nurses and midwives, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “Guaranteeing jobs would recognise the commitment ...