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 […]
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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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Conference 2019 – Branch Report
Representatives from Cwm Taf Local Government Area Branch of UNISON recently attended this year’s Local Government Service Group Conference and the National Delegates Conference The […]
RCT Council launches Menopause Guide
Today, International Women’s Day, RCT Council launched menopause guide. The guide provides information as well as signposting support for our colleagues experiencing menopause symptoms. It […]
UNISON Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pension newsletter
Ever wondered what happens to your pension fund between you paying it in and you retiring? Wonder no more, here is the latest UNISON pension […]
UNISON HOSTS GROUND BREAKING MENOPAUSE CONFERENCE
UNISON Cwm Taf local government area branch invited 50 employers to a conference today (Wednesday), to discuss how to better support female workers going through […]
Unison: ‘Army’ of council workers lost to austerity cuts – BBC News
Welsh councils have shed more than 28,000 jobs in the last eight years, according to figures collated by public sector workers’ union Unison. The scale […]