Events

ONLINE You will be required to attend all 5 dates set out below: Thursday 15 January – 10am – 12pm Thursday 22 January – 10am – 12pm Thursday 29 January – 10am – 12pm Thursday 5 February – 10am – 12pm Thursday 12 February – 10am – 12pm Even though the course is online, we […]

ONLINE This course is being run by UNISON and Show Racism the Red Card. The course is aimed at senior branch representatives so that they can take forward a branch strategy to tackle this issue. The aims of the course are: – To raise your awareness of the opportunities equality law provides to identify institutional […]

ONLINE The Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment (TUPE) provides a limited but important amount of protection to employees affected by transfers from one employer to another. This course examines the limits of the legislation and considers how to negotiate and organise for better protection for wages and conditions of employment and the continuance of […]

IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham This one day course is a general introduction to employment law for stewards with little experience and no previous training in employment law beyond what is covered in the general stewards’ introductory courses.  Employment law is an enormous and complex subject. This introductory course is designed […]

IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham Course aims: – Update on new developments internally and externally which impact upon your role as a UNISON rep. – To inform you on changes in the legislative and legal framework. – To share skills and experience as UNISON reps. – To explore how we build […]

ONLINE This two day course looks at all the major areas of contention in regards to capability. It examines the legal framework which defines capability and looks at how this is different from misconduct. The course activities are bases on providing the maximum practice of identifying and dealing with capability cases. The course also briefly […]

ONLINE Attending and participating in this course will help participants to define and identify cases of sex discrimination in the workplace, and use the law to challenge it. The course will also explore what responsibilities employers have to prevent sex discrimination and how stewards can collectively challenge workplace cultures. Please note there will be a […]

The course will be delivered online over MS Teams and will cover: the role of the UNISON learning rep how to find out what people want to learn – and how making the case for learning networking and making contacts advertising and communicating with members where to find help and resources You must be able […]

5 Tuesdays IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre You will be required to attend all 5 dates below: Tuesday 24 February – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 3 March – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 10 March – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 17 March – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 24 March – 10am – 4pm […]

10am-12pm for 10 Wednesday Mornings ONLINE This 10 week course will provide an opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge required to represent members effectively and strengthen union organisation. In addition to the once a week 2 hour online sessions, you should expect to be doing an extra 3 hours of coursework a week. You […]

IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham This course is aimed at UNISON stewards and other branch officers. The course discusses the menopause as a collective issue for organising in the branch and with employers. The course aims are: To gain an understanding of why the menopause is a workplace issue To consider […]

IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham This follow on course is aimed at existing UNISON stewards who want to further their skills. The course reinforces some approaches and procedures introduced in the initial stewards training and explores in more detail: – Process for identifying needs and exploring what is and isn’t a […]

IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham This course examinies the process of bargaining and negotiating to identify the aspects of good negotiating practice. It uses a case studies and role play to build key negotiating skills: preparing a claim, presenting a claim, negotiating in a team, making agreements.  Applicants should have completed […]

5 Tuesdays IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre You will be required to attend all 5 dates below: Tuesday 21 April – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 28 April – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 5 May – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 12 May – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 19 May – 10am – 4pm […]