All Unison articles – Page 7
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NewsExclusive: Staff shortage fuels recruitment of nearly 6,000 overseas nurses
A shortage of registered nurses to fill an increasing number of posts has driven nearly three-quarters of hospital trusts to recruit overseas, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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NewsExclusive: Multinational arms firm among those interested in £1bn NHS tender
Multinational companies including G4S and arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin are among those that have expressed interest in a £1bn contract to run GP support services outsourced by NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeEleanor Smith: 'The political will isn't there anymore'
Former Unison president argues for positive discrimination
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NewsExclusive survey: HR managers back end to pay restraint
NHS staff should be awarded a pay rise in line with inflation beyond 2015-16, according to a poll of HR managers by HSJ
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Unions announce second strike
The NHS is to face a second day of strike action as unions continue their dispute with the government over NHS pay
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NewsUnison to strike on turnout of just 16 per cent
The NHS Confederation has questioned the legitimacy of next month’s planned NHS strike after it emerged that just 16 per cent of Unison members took part in the vote.
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NewsNHS faces strike action after Unison poll
The NHS could be hit by strike action as soon as next month after a majority of Unison members voted in favour of industrial action over pay.
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NewsNHS England to outsource £100m primary care admin function
NHS England has announced it will go to open procurement to outsource its £100m primary care support services functions.
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NewsMidwives support industrial action
An overwhelming majority of midwives have said they would be prepared to take industrial action over the government’s decision to reject a pay rise for all staff.
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NewsNHS England told: revive HR transition scheme
NHS England has been urged to centrally manage NHS redundancies again amid widespread expectations of cost-saving layoffs over the next two years.
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NewsExclusive: Minister attacks 'disingenuous' unions on pay
Dan Poulter has accused health unions of being “deliberately disingenuous” in local pay negotiations for issuing a negotiating guide that breaks with the “spirit” of a previous deal.
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NewsUpdated: Unison votes to ballot members on industrial action
One of the largest healthcare unions Unison is to ballot its 460,000 health members over plans to take industrial action – including strike action – following the government’s imposed pay deal.
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Industrial action looms on NHS pay
The threat of industrial action by health workers over pay will come closer this week amid public support for higher wages in the NHS.
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NewsUnison seeks ballot for NHS industrial action
The largest healthcare union has warned of a “winter of unrest for the NHS” as it revealed plans to ballot members for industrial action.
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NewsExclusive: Hunt opens door to wider pay reform negotiations
Jeremy Hunt has suggested the government would be willing to drop its call for a freeze on incremental pay progression
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NewsBudget 2014: Pensions change to cost NHS £125m
Plans announced in today’s Budget to increase employer contributions to the NHS Pension Scheme are expected to increase costs by around £125m a year, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsUnions offered a deal in exchange for contract reform
Ministers have offered NHS trade unions a potential deal on staff pay in 2015-16 if they are prepared to negotiate further changes to contractual terms and conditions.
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NewsDH paid £1.5m to financial advisers on blood company sell-off
The Department of Health paid £1.5m to the financial advisers who acted for the government in the sale of the majority stake in Plasma Resources UK, the blood products company.
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NewsWhistleblowing laws 'must change'
Whistleblowing laws in NHS hospitals must change so staff can report their concerns with confidence, a union has said.
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NewsDelay pay rise until unions agree to contract reform says DH
NHS staff should be denied any pay rise until an agreement is reached to renegotiate terms and conditions for more than 1.3 million workers, the Department of Health has said.