Capability Branch

Important Message for Members

UNISON CASE forms

The above form should be completed by members requesting UNISON representation or assistance (members requiring assistance in completing the form please contact a local steward or branch officer)

UNISON Case form

UNISON Case Forms in MSWord format

UNISON DOCUMENTS

UNISON Rule Book 2007

UNISON member representation guide 2007

Reported—a UNISON guide to handling

POVA and PoCA cases

UNISON guide to whistle-blowing

UNISON Lone Working H & S Rep's Guide

UNISON Work Life Balance Leaflet

UNISON Stewards Handbook

Democracy in UNISON

The Law and You a UNISON guide

Equality Duties Guidance

Disability and gender equality

Age Equality Fact-sheet

Disability leave fact-sheet

Hospital Acquired Infections Fact sheet

The Race Relations Act Fact Sheet

Forms of Race Discrimination

Impact Assessments

Fuel and water poverty fact-sheet

Slips and trips: leaflet

UNISON Health & Safety Representatives Guide

UNISON Health & Safety Inspections at Work

UNISON Women's Health Reference Guide

UNISON Overcrowding Information Sheet

Why we need more worker friendly flexibility?

We want it all: both quality and quantity in our work-life balance

OTHER USEFUL DOCUMENTS

Scottish Social Services Council Codes of Practice

for Social Service Workers and Employers

We strongly advise members that they should read the above codes of practice as in most cases of disciplinary action taken by Capability Scotland management against members will make references to breaches of the codes

DTI Employee Guide (Dispute Resolution) (2004)

ACAS Employers Guide to Contracts of Employment

ACAS Time for Union Duties etc COP

ACAS Disclosure of Information to Trade Unions COP

DTI Know Your Rights

Direct Payments Policy and Practice Guidance

THE EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES DATA PROTECTION CODE

The Employment Practices Code

The Employment Practices Code- Supplementary Guidance

Heat Stress (Welfare at Work) Employers HSE Info Sheet)

Bullying at Work

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Excerpts the BullyOnline Website

Useful informational links

Bargaining Support http://www.unison.org.uk/bargaining/index.asp

Health & Safety http://www.unison.org.uk/safety/index.asp

Activist Zone http://www.unison.org.uk/activists/index.asp

Labour Research Department http://www.lrd.org.uk/

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unison.capscotbranch@virgin.net

Revised: Wednesday April 23, 2008.