NIAS Unison Branch

Member Update – 31st October 2024

To all UNISON members UNISON supports all Trade Unions who are fighting for worker’s rights through lawful industrial action. As of the 25th of October, a sister trade union will be escalating their Action Short of Strike Action (ASOS) which may have a detrimental impact on UNISON members. Any UNISON member who is subject to […]

STATEMENT ON HEALTH PAY

UNISON NI’s Health Committee is deeply disappointed at the fact that no pay offer has yet been made to Health staff. This leaves us once again almost a year behind other parts of the UK and NHS and in a situation where pay parity is not being maintained as was promised. Shop Stewards and local […]

Interim Agreement for Station-based Relief Staff

Colleagues  Unison NIAS Branch is continuously, tirelessly working with The NIAS Trust to secure long-term solutions to challenges faced by station-based relief staff. In the future, this will ideally lead to a permanent Standard Operating Procedure which would hopefully benefit those staff affected by issues, particularly around start and finish locations for allocated shifts outside […]

Partial Retirement Update

Partial Retirement Update Unison NIAS Branch Communications team have been in regular contact with HSC pensions and NIAS Trust seeking updates for members who wish to apply for Partial retirement. Progress in NI has been slow but we can now report we have received the following information. “HSC Pension Service and Regional Employers will be […]

Learning at Work Week 2024

Learning at Work Week is an annual event that highlights the importance and benefits of learning and development. It’s a great chance to try out short versions of some of our courses and workshops, and find out more information about where to go next with your learning journey. All the sessions are available free of […]

Final Industrial Action Update – 30th March 2024

UNISON members have voted in overwhelming numbers to accept the pay offer to restore pay parity with England. The ballot results were 77.2% voted ‘yes’ to accept while 22.8% voted ‘no’ to reject.  This has come about after a long and arduous campaign by all UNISON members in Northern Ireland which involved prolonged industrial action including Action […]

Consultative Ballot for Pay Deal

Members who have not yet received their consultative ballot should take the following steps: If you have supplied UNISON NI with an email address please check your emails (including spam and junk mail). Could you ring the regional office on 028 90 270190 with your union number where a register and your details will be […]

UNISON PRESS RELEASE – HEALTH PAY OFFER

UNISON PRESS RELEASE HEALTH PAY OFFER UNISON members in the Health Service welcome the news that pay negotiations have concluded and that an offer will be published today. Thousands of health workers will have pay parity restored on their pay bands and receive an unconsolidated lump sum for all staff on Agenda for Change Terms […]