WORKING SAFELY – At home and on the road
Work means many different things to many people. Some are working from home whlst some are driving around in vehicles in close contact with colleages. […]
health and safety
Returning to School September 2020
September is almost upon us and children will be returning to school next week. This will be the start of a school year like no […]
Day Services and Government Covid Allowance.
We have had a number of queries around Day Services and eligibility for the Government Social care workforce special payment scheme. It is important to […]
Self-isolation on return from abroad: Don’t get caught out
Many of our members are planning their holidays now that restrictions have been eased. However, the rules on quarantine when returning from aboard change regularly […]
“RECKLESS AND UNNECCESARY” PLANS LEAVE COUNCIL WORKERS AT RISK
UNISON and GMB unions have hit out at Merthyr Tydfil CBC plans to re-open its civic amenity sites UNISON and GMB have slammed Merthyr Tydfil […]
Covid-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Survey
Survey to establish how our members are being issued with Covid-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we are facing an unprecedented […]
Key Workers: Stand up and be proud (Send us your photographs)
To all our members in key services we applaud you! We want to shout from the roof tops what a grand job you are doing […]
KEEP UP TO DATE: Sources for Latest Information for Staff
As this situation is ever changing, please refer to your local authority guidance by following the links below. RCT Council https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/EmergenciesSafetyandCrime/CoronavirusCOVID19latestinformationandadvice.aspx Merthyr Tydfil Council https://www.merthyr.gov.uk/coronavirus […]
COVID 19 AND PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS (Message from Branch Secretary)
Public Sector/Services workers in Local Government are once again on the frontline of providing essential service to our communities. Just a few weeks ago they […]
Reporting Accidents and Incidents
All staff should be made aware that any Incident or accident should be logged, whether it be verbal, physical or vocal aggression, incidents or actual […]