Advanced Employment Law – Gender Identity Discrimination

4 April 2024 9:00am–1:00pm

This half-day course is part of our expanding set of courses on discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. It looks at the protection against discrimination in relation to ‘gender reassignment’ and the limitations of that protection in terms of gender identity generally. As well as covering what ‘gender reassignment’ might mean under the Act, the course […]

Advanced Employment Law – Disability Discrimination

21 – 23 May 2024

It can be difficult to recognise when members have a realistic chance of proving disability discrimination and activists may lack confidence in this area. This course will give practical skills for discussing the matter with members and recognising possible cases. More generally, it will build skills of interviewing members and analysing evidence which can be […]

Advanced Employment Law – Sexual Harassment

3 July 2024 9:00am–4:00pm

This course is part of our expanding set of courses on discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.  It goes well with our course on sex discrimination law which covers flexible working issues and menopause discrimination. This one-day course works through a film and discusses how to interview a member sensitively, how to prove that sexual […]

Advanced Employment Law – Religion and Belief Discrimination

8 July 2024 9:00am–1:00pm

To add to our set of on-line courses looking at protected characteristics under the Equality Act, this new half day course will talk about discrimination on the basis of religion or philosophical belief. The session will cover direct discrimination against workers because of their religion; the position when workers need time off for religious Sabbaths, […]

UNISON Online Stewards Course Summer 2024

3 June – 12 July 2024

Our online course for elected stewards delivers the same learning outcomes as the face-to-face Stage 1 + Stage 2 workplace representatives course combination.

Organising for Health and Safety Online Summer 2024

12 – 16 August 2024

Our Organising for Health and Safety course is essential for new health and safety representatives. We are now offering an option whereby reps can complete the whole course in one week.  Our online course is delivered by experienced TUC tutors at West Thames College via Microsoft Teams. The closing date for applications is 29th July […]

Advanced Employment Law – Race Discrimination

18 September 2024 9:00am–4:30pm

It can be difficult to recognise when members have a realistic chance of proving sex discrimination and activists may feel unconfident in this area. This course will give practical skills for discussing the matter with members and recognising possible cases. More generally, it will build skills of interviewing members and analysing evidence which can be applied to any work problem.

LGBT+ Branch Officer and Contact online training Autumn 2024

17 October 2024 10:00am–4:00pm

The course is appropriate for all LGBT+ branch officers or contacts who want to find out more about getting active in the branch and LGBT+ organising in UNISON. By the end of the course, you will be able to: Define the role of a LGBT+ branch officer or contact Know how to access resources, make […]

UNISON Online Stewards Course Autumn 2024

9 September – 18 October 2024

Our online course for elected stewards delivers the same learning outcomes as the face-to-face Stage 1 + Stage 2 workplace representatives course combination.

Advanced Employment Law – Sex Discrimination

19 November 2024 9:00am–4:00pm

It can be difficult to recognise when members have a realistic chance of proving sex discrimination and activists may feel unconfident in this area. This course will give practical skills for discussing the matter with members and recognising possible cases. More generally, it will build skills of interviewing members and analysing evidence which can be applied to any work problem.