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Wednesday 11 May 2022
Saturday 30 April 2022
YOUR UNION - HAVE YOUR SAY
Now is the time for you to have your say on who represents you on your service group executive committee.
The committees' jobs are to make decisions that will help the union improve your pay and conditions and protect your interests at work. They are made up of ordinary members across the country doing similar jobs to you; or working for similar sorts of employers. It's important that your union represents every member, so please use your vote.
Voting is open from 28 April 2022 and closes at 5pm on 25 May 2022, so there's plenty of time for you to have your say. It only takes a few minutes.
Civica Election Services (formerly Electoral Reform Services) is administering the election on behalf of UNISON. As well as a postal pack, this year you are receiving voting instructions by email, to enable you to cast your vote online. Voting online is quick and very straightforward and, importantly, saves the union money.
Please click here to vote and view information on the candidates. This link is unique to you and should not be forwarded on to anyone else.
This is your union - so have your say.
Friday 1 April 2022
New Stewards and Officers for 2022/23
Following our AGM on Thursday 31 March 2022 the new stewards and officers for 2022/23 can be found here
Thursday 3 March 2022
Pension Dashboards Government Consultation until 13 March 2022
A consultation on the draft regulations seeking views on a range of policy questions relating to the creation of pensions dashboards is currently open.
Details of the consultation are available on the GOV.UK website and the deadline for making comments is 13 March 2022.
Who is this consultation aimed at?
From any interested parties. They are particularly keen to hear from:
- individuals with a UK pension
- pensions and lifetime savings industries
- finance and consumer representative groups with an interest in pensions capability, financial capability, data protection and security
- trustees or managers of occupational pension schemes
- pensions administrators
- pensions administration software providers
- firms interested in offering Integrated Service Provider (ISP) services
- Financial Technology (Fintech) companies
- organisations interested in setting up pensions dashboards
Friday 11 February 2022
Introducing the year of disabled workers
After two years during which disabled members have faced unprecedented challenges, UNISON has made 2022 the year of disabled workers.
It’s vital we speak out against disability discrimination, challenge negative stereotypes and work to remove barriers that stop disabled people achieving their goals. Together, we can create a society where disabled people are valued for who we are.
Check out the full story at https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2022/01/introducing-the-year-of-disabled-workers/
Thursday 3 February 2022
Martin Lewis: Working from home due to coronavirus, even for a day? Claim TWO years' worth of tax relief
IMPORTANT UPDATE 28 Jan 2022: Unconfirmed reports in the Telegraph suggest the Treasury may close the working-from-home tax rebate microsite, so employees can no longer claim a whole year's rebate if they've worked from home at any point, even for just a day in this or the last tax year – similar changes would likely affect self-assessment claims too. While there’s no date attached, for safety, if you haven't claimed yet and are eligible, read below and do it now...
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If you are requires you to work from home, you've always been able to claim for
increased costs, eg, heat or electricity, for the specific time at home. Yet during
the 2020 lockdown,
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) launched a 'microservice' which, even if you only
needed to work from home for a day, allowed you to get a WHOLE year's tax relief.
More information can be found here
Viedo explaining how to claim below
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Local government: Nominate your local service champion
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2024 Levellers' Day
Oxford & District Trades Union Council has booked a coach from Oxford to Burford for Levellers' Day on Saturday, 18 May 2024. We...
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The team involved in negotiating over the 'new' Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) from 2014 has been considering whether to pro...
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Oxford & District Trades Union Council has booked a coach from Oxford to Burford for Levellers' Day on Saturday, 18 May 2024. We...
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There for You has a limited fund to offer one-off £200 grants to UNISON members on a low income. Applications will open twice on Wednesday ...