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Ambulance Staff Harassment

Posted: 8th September 2021

The Trust are looking for volunteers willing to be case studies in the national campaign against violence, aggression & hate crime.  With the aim of promoting civility & respect towards ambulance staff The initiative is a collaboration between the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives and NHS England.

Any member of the Trust that would like…

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AGENDA FOR CHANGE- FLEXIBLE WORKING POLICY

Posted: 5th September 2021

As the 13th Sep 2021 the Agenda for Change (AfC) (NHS Terms & Conditions) Flexible Working Policy (England), Section (Sect) 33 changes.  The new Sect 33 will, in summary, provide for:
1. A contractual right to request flexible working from day one of employment. 2. No limit on the number of requests and the…

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TUC Congress 2021 – NEWS

Posted: 28th August 2021

Welcome from the TUC President

This year’s TUC President is Unite Assistant General Secretary, Gail Cartmail.

“I’m hugely proud to welcome you all to our 153rd Congress. The pandemic means we’re having to meet online once again, but this time I’m delighted that we’ll have delegates debating motions in a much more interactive format.

Of…

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Smash the Stigma – Menopause!

Posted: 19th August 2021

Do you want to make your workplace better for those experiencing the menopause?

We’re now running a pilot two-day online training course for GMB members on how to run a workplace menopause campaign and negotiate improvements at work.

The pilot course runs on Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th September. Limited spaces are available. Deadline to apply…

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ENGLAND ONLY SELF-ISOLATION EXEMPTION

Posted: 13th August 2021

From Monday 16 August, people who have had both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination or are aged under 18 will no longer be legally required to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case. The change was announced last month, as part of step 4 of the Government’s COVID-19…

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NHS Noticeboard

Posted: 13th August 2021

NHS & AMBULANCE SERVICE PAY 2021 UPDATE (ENGLAND) ENGLAND & WALES – GMB BALLOT OPEN.

GMB’s NHS Pay Consultation Ballot on the Government’s 3% has been open for a week. The ballot closes on Friday 17th September 2021. Have you had your say on your pay yet?

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Logging into the GMB website

Posted: 5th August 2021

To access some resources on the GMB website you’ll need to be logged in. If you’ve not logged in before then you will need to setup your account.

To setup simply follow the link below and use your Membership.number & email address, ie, the details we have for you on the system:

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