Plans by Kirklees Council to close two customer service centres next week are being forced through without any consultation with the public, unions or the staff they represent and councillors must think again, says UNISON today (Tuesday). The local authority had proposed closing the two centres, in Huddersfield and Dewsbury, with the loss of around 40 […]
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The proposed closure of community support centres by Kirklees Council risk letting down victims of domestic violence and others who have nowhere to turn, UNISON says today (Wednesday). In the past few days a customer service officer in Kirklees, based in one of the centres earmarked to be shut, provided key face-to-face support for a […]
Staff working at two customer service centres at risk of closure by Kirklees Council are being balloted for strike action, says UNISON today (Monday). The council is proposing to shut the two sites, in Huddersfield and Dewsbury, which would lead to the loss of more than 40 jobs. The centres offer support to the community […]
Senior managers at the University of Huddersfield have found the money to offer a voluntary redundancy package after pressure from UNISON to avoid compulsory job losses, says the union today (Tuesday). The university announced plans in April to make 198 compulsory redundancies, which is more than 10% of its current workforce. A survey of staff […]
Workers at the University of Huddersfield are prepared to take industrial action including strikes over plans for almost 200 compulsory staff redundancies, UNISON says today (Monday). A survey carried out by the union found nine in ten university employees belonging to UNISON would support some form of action if there are no meaningful negotiations. The […]
Plans by the University of Huddersfield to cut almost 200 jobs are unacceptable and will be deeply damaging to both staff and students, says UNISON today (Friday). In an announcement to all staff at the university earlier this week, vice-chancellor Professor Bob Cryan confirmed the plans to make 198 compulsory redundancies. Cuts on such a […]
Proposals to close two customer services centres in Kirklees are likely to have the greatest impact on the most vulnerable members of the local community, says UNISON today (Monday). A formal consultation to close the centres in Huddersfield and Dewsbury began last week. The plans could see the loss of more than 40 council jobs, […]
Healthcare workers in hospital A&E departments across Huddersfield and Halifax who have performed duties above their pay grade for years will receive thousands of pounds in back pay, UNISON says today (Wednesday). Many of the healthcare assistants working in A&E at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust have been on band 2 of the national […]
Health workers from Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust will march on a meeting of their employer’s board of directors and hand over a petition demanding fair pay tomorrow (Thursday) morning. More than 2,500 people have added their names to the petition, calling for better pay to reflect the responsibilities of the staff. Many healthcare […]
