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

This  2 day course is designed to follow on from the 5 day Organising Stewards course or equivalent and is aimed at existing UNISON stewards. The course reinforces some approaches and procedures introduced in the 5 day course and explores in more detail:

• Process for identifying needs and exploring what is and isn’t a case
• Recap on sources of information especially the ACAS code
• Preparing for a grievance and a capability case
• Planning and building a case including interviewing witnesses
• Possible outcomes from cases.

Branch Charge: £40 per delegate

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend. Applications must be received before Monday 17 January 2022.

The course will be delivered via zoom and take place over 3 morning sessions
• Thursday 3 February – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
• Thursday 10 February – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
• Thursday 17 February – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm

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: £30 per delegate

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend. Applications must be received before Wednesday 23 June 2021.

The course will be delivered via zoom and take place over 3 morning sessions
• Thursday 8 July – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
• Thursday 15 July – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
• Thursday 5 August – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm

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.

To register your interest for this course please add your details to the form below and you will be added to our waiting list.

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.

The course aims to:
• Update reps on new legislation
• Introduce new developments within UNISON
• Share skills and experience to further develop approach as a UNISON rep

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

This course is essential for new Health and Safety Representatives, or for those Health and Safety Representatives who have more experience but who haven’t yet had the chance to go on this course.

• What is the job and rights of a Health and Safety Representative?
• How do you interview a member? How do you start to prepare a case?
• How do you carry out a Health and Safety inspection?