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This guide is for union reps - understanding coronavirus and workplace issues, employer negotiations and how best protect the workforce

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Discrimination and trade unions - Negotiator's guide

This guide for reps will be taking you through some of the challenges facing BME workers in today’s economy, as well as helping you be proactive in finding solutions. It will look at issues such as equal opportunities policies and monitoring, as well as how trade unions can create more equal places of work through collective bargaining and negotiation.

01 Aug 2022
Reps Briefing

Protecting the health & safety of pregnant workers

This toolkit is designed to help union reps ensure that the health and safety of members who are pregnant is protected from the moment the rep becomes aware that a member is pregnant, to their return to work and beyond. It is mainly targeted at health and safety reps but will also be useful for other reps who may be the first point of contact for a colleague who is experiencing problems at work because of their pregnancy.

20 Jul 2022
Reps Briefing

How can unions protect workers from extreme temperatures?

Employers are responsible for providing a working environment that is reasonably practical, safe and without risks to health. Are workers in your workplace at risk? What can you do to protect them?

13 Jul 2022
Reps Briefing

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