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- 15 October 2024 10:00am–1:00pm
Develop influencing and communication skills and practice active listening. Understand the ‘There for You’ UNISON Welfare charity structure and staff roles. Understand the application process and […]
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Develop influencing and communication skills and practice active listening. Understand the ‘There for You’ UNISON Welfare charity structure and staff roles. Understand the application process and […]
The GDPR e-note covers the main data protection issues that you need to be aware of as a UNISON activist. It outlines the scope and requirements of the law and explains […]
UNISON’s Branch Welfare Officer (BWO) training has two stages: Stage 1: a short introductory online module (1 hour) plus GDPR e-note (20 mins) The online module is an introduction to the BWO role. The GDPR e-note covers the main data protection issues that you need to be aware of as a UNISON activist. It outlines […]
The course will show in detail how to use the union’s online branch accounting system (OLBA) […]
This online half-day course delivered over Microsoft Teams is aimed primarily at recently appointed Branch Treasurers. The course will show in detail how to use the union’s online branch accounting system (OLBA), including: Recording receipts and payments Reconciling bank accounts Putting the branch’s budget onto OLBA Producing reports for committee meetings and AGMs Making necessary […]
Depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide and a major contributor to suicide and coronary heart disease. 55% of respondents, in the CIPD good work index survey, who have experienced depression in the past 12 months said work had contributed, however, only 36% discussed this with their manager or employer. This session […]
There is often no single cause for poor mental health of diagnosable mental health conditions. However, there are risk factors in our lives that can contribute to developing poor mental health. In our lives, there are many factors which impact on our mental health: from positive parenting and a safe place to live, to experiencing […]
In 2019/20, an estimated 828,000 workers were affected by work-related stress, depression or anxiety, accounting for 51% of all work-related ill health and 55% of all days lost due to work-related ill-health. Everybody experiences anxiety at some time in their life. This session for trained and active UNISON stewards provides an introduction to anxiety and […]
A few weeks ago one of our UNISON learning reps asked us if there was a ‘reading list’ of recommended books with a trade union angle. Well, there wasn’t… so we asked on social media, and UNISON members, activists, staff, and allies all gave us brilliant suggestions. So here they are. As with any reading […]
UNISON members are now able to register their interest in attending activist training via My.UNISON. This will cut out the need for paper and online forms and address some of the associated GDPR issues. In addition it will greatly simplify the process for both members and branches as well as UNISON regional and national education […]