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Sickness Absence Policies

23 – 24 November 2023

UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Centre, Leeds

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

The course is designed for activists who have some experience of dealing with sickness absence issues and who wish to understand the issues in more depth. It can also be used by those activists with less experience but who are faced with an unfair sickness absence policy and wish to know more.

Branch Charge: £50 per delegate

Interview Skills

21 November 2023 6:30pm–7:30pm

Virtual training via MS Teams

Understand what the employer looks for in an interview and how to deconstruct interview questions.

To register your interest for this course, please email Rose on r.bent@unison.co.uk

Fully Booked – Managing for the First Time

21 November 2023 9:30am–12:00pm

Virtual training via MS Teams (three Tuesdays on 21, 28 November, 5 December at 9.30am - 12.00pm)

This course is aimed at those who are managing/supervising people for the first time but have had no formal training in this area. The course is a series of 3
modules giving tips and techniques to support managers and supervisors work effectively with their teams.

To book your place you will need to contact your branch for approval to attend. If you are unsure how to contact your branch, please use our branch finder tool – https://branches.unison.org.uk/

RNIB Visually Impairment Awareness

20 November 2023 10:00am–11:30am

Virtual training via MS Teams

This session with the RNIB will improve your understanding of different types of visual impairment and how they impact people’s lives.

To register your interest for this course, please email Rose on r.bent@unison.co.uk

Tackling Bullying & Harassment at Work

16 – 17 November 2023

UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Centre, Leeds

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

This course has been designed to help reps identify, prevent and tackle bullying and harassment in the workplace. The course will enable UNISON branches, stewards, and safety reps to:
• define and recognise workplace bullying and harassment
• identify work organisation and staffing issues that contribute to bullying and harassment
• understand how employment law principles and health and safety legislation apply to workplace bullying and harassment
• make employers aware of what they can do to recognise and eliminate workplace bullying and harassment
• develop a workplace strategy to inform members about what to do if they experience or witness bullying and harassment
• develop a workplace policy to address bullying and harassment

Branch Charge: £50 per delegate

Discussion Leading Skills

13 – 14 November 2023

UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House, Canal Wharf, Leeds, LS11 5PS

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

This course is designed for branch activists and officers who wish to improve their discussion leading skills and help build branch organisation.  It also forms the first part of a programme aimed at developing lay tutors.  The course introduces activists to education methods for use in branch activities.  It aims to give activists the skills and confidence to run small branch workplace discussions. 

This face-to-face training will take place at UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House. This is a non-residential course. 

Branch Charge: £50 per delegate

How to be an Effective Ally

13 November 2023 10:30am–12:00pm

Virtual Training via Zoom

Delivered by Show Racism the Red Card. Allyship provides the opportunity to better support members of your work/friendship group who may be from marginalised groups. This workshop will help you recognise the power and influence you may have, and how this can be best utilised in order to take effective action to help provide a more inclusive workplace and society.

To register your interest for this course, please complete the form.

[Fully Booked] Menopause Awareness

10 November 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

The aim of this workshop is to offer a better understanding of issues related to menopause and the lead up to it peri-menopause.

To register your interest for this course, please email Rose on r.bent@unison.co.uk

Get Active in UNISON

9 November 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

Virtual training via MS Teams

Wondered about getting more involved with UNISON but not sure where to start? In this session we will explore some of the different union roles.

To register your interest for this course, please email Rose on r.bent@unison.co.uk

Workplace Reps Refresher Training (ERA Re-accreditation)

7 – 8 November 2023

UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House, Canal Wharf, Leeds, LS11 5SP

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

This training course will be delivered in over two days, face to face at Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Centre in Leeds. 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