Introduction to Employment Law (virtual)

17 April – 1 May 2026

Virtual Training via Zoom (3 x Fridays, 9.30-13.00)

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend.

This course is designed as a general introduction to the law on employment rights and contracts of employment and is aimed at stewards with little experience of employment law and no previous training in employment law beyond what is covered in the general stewards’ induction course: The Organising Steward.

Branch Charge: £50 per delegate

[Fully Booked] Organising Steward – Leeds

27 April – 1 May 2026

UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House, Leeds

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch.

This face to face training looks at what the roles of the steward are and gives you the skills, knowledge and understanding to carry out these roles, for example recruiting members and involving them in the union and how to work with members to tackle problems at work.

This course will run on 27, 28, 29, 30 April, 1 May 2026.

This course is 30 hours learning in total.

Branch Charge: £150 per delegate

Making Equality Central to your Union Practice

27 April 2026 9:30am–4:00pm

UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House, Leeds

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend.

Equality is written into our rule book and into our objectives and policies, but making equality part and parcel of everyday business is no small task. Making equality central to your union practice is a course that explores internal and external tools, which can support equality bargaining, negotiating, and representation. The course also looks at how to identify equality themes in organising and recruitment, as well as considering the different equality roles in UNISON and how you can utilise their support.

Branch charge: £30 per delegate

Organising Steward Virtual Training

9 June 2026

Virtual Training via Microsoft Teams (3 x Tuesdays, 2 x Thursdays)

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend.

This training will run on 9, 11, 16, 18, 23 June 2026 (3 x Tuesdays, 2 x Thursdays).

Our virtual steward course delivers the same learning outcomes as the face-to-face Stage 1 + Stage 2 workplace representatives course combination. We have transformed our classroom based course into an virtual course, delivered by an experienced tutor.

Branch Charge: £50 per delegate

Workplace Reps Virtual Refresher Training (ERA Re-accreditation)

9 – 17 June 2026

Virtual Training via Microsoft Teams (10:00-12:00 each day)

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend.

This virtual training course will be delivered in 4 modules and it is designed to meet the requirements of the Employment Rights Act (ERA) re-accreditation for further training of steward and workplace reps.

Branch Charge: £50 per delegate

Team Negotiating Skills – Grimsby

22 – 23 June 2026

Centre4, 17a Wootton Road, Grimsby, DN33 1HE

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend. 

This two-day course is aimed at activists with little experience of negotiating, or those with some experience but who wish to improve their skills.

This face-to-face training will take place at Centre4, 17a Wootton Road, Grimsby, DN33 1HE. This is a non-residential course.

Branch Charge: £60 per delegate

Challenging Racism in the Workplace – Grimsby

24 – 25 June 2026

Centre4, 17a Wootton Road, Grimsby, DN33 1HE

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend. 

This training course and resources offer a range of ideas and checklists for activists to help them incorporate anti racism in their day-to-day campaigning, organising, recruitment and negotiation work.

This face-to-face training will take place at Centre4, 17a Wootton Road, Grimsby, DN33 1HE. This is a non-residential course.

Branch Charge: £60 per delegate

Mentoring in the UNISON Branch

29 – 30 June 2026

UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House, Leeds

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend. 

This two-day course is aimed at experienced activists and branch officers who will be supporting and mentoring new reps within the branch. Mentors will need to have the full branch support and engagement for these skills be put into practice within the branch.  This course is designed introduce UNISON activists to some key mentoring skills.

Branch Charge: £60 per delegate

Employment Law: Race and Sex Discrimination

1 July 2026 9:30am–4:30pm

UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House, Leeds

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend. 

This one-day course explores race and sex discrimination law by examining case
studies. It introduces: concepts of direct discrimination, indirect discrimination and victimisation, discrimination time limits and the Public Sector Equality Duty.
The law is only one option of a range of steps activists may take to challenge race and sex discrimination in the workplace. The purpose of this course is not to explore awareness or policy issues as such, but to provide an introduction to how the law works in this area.

Branch Charge: £30 per delegate

Employment Law: Disability Discrimination Law

2 July 2026 9:30am–4:30pm

UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House, Leeds

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend.

This one-day course introduces:
• the Equality Act and the definition of disability
• the duty to make reasonable adjustments
• tribunals and time limits
The law is only one option of a range of steps which activists may take to challenge
disability discrimination at work and improve the rights of disabled members. The
purpose of the course is not to explore awareness or policy issues as such, but to
provide an introduction to how the law works in this area.

Branch Charge: £30 per delegate