A portrait of Wacuka, a migrant care worker

Cowboy care companies

Two migrant care workers explain the effects of a flawed visa system

Two cream and red buses, one behind the other, outside shops in Brighton

On the buses

Austerity has had a negative impact on bus services across the country, which has heavily affected women in particular. But hope is coming, as Amanda Kendal discovers

The Employment Rights Bill: the story so far 

Labour’s flagship bill will introduce profound improvements to working life. And UNISON was a key player in its creation. By Demetrios Matheou  

New financial penalties for employers who ‘fire and rehire’ 

From 20 January 2025, employers who fail to collectively consult with unions may have to pay up to 25% more in compensation

‘More than a tick list’. How the ERB will transform equality in the workplace  

The Employment Rights Bill promises facility time for equality reps for the first time. UNISON activists discuss what a difference this will make to their work. By Janey Starling

Firm foundations part two: the crippling cost of the crisis

In the second of our series on the UK housing crisis, Simon Jackson examines two key symptoms – the impact on health and homelessness

Some of the members of the emergency department at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, receiving the 2024 Nursing Times team of the year award, which was sponsored by UNISON.

UNISON sponsored Nursing Times team award ‘means the world’

Nursing Times team of the year award goes to a Kent hospital emergency department team that turned itself around

Photo of Rachel Reeves holding the red budget box

The budget

UNISON’s policy team analyses what it means for members and public services

A still image from the film, showing people walking through a train station, sped up. It reads: "The Employment Rights Bill will transform life at work.

The Employment Rights Bill: a better life at work

What is it? How will it change members’ working lives? How did we get here? And what happens next? An introduction to the ERB

Fit to practise

It’s one of a health and care worker’s worst nightmares – a complaint to their regulator and the threat of losing their registration. Demetrios Matheou talks to Gail Adams, the head of UNISON’s Professional Services Unit, about how it can help