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WolverhamptonBranch
Schools Support Staff
FIND
SINGLE STATUS
DONT FORGET TO APPEALUNISON Branch Officers have been offering
support and advice to hun-
dreds of School Support Staff since Single Status notification
letters weresent out during the last week of November 2012.
If you find yourself in a red circled position (losing) and wish
to appeal it
is important that you lodge your appeal with Wolverhampton City
Coun-
cil within 28 days of the date on your notification letter.
UNISON is now aware of the high numbers of Teaching Assistants
at
Level 2 and 3 that are facing pay cuts under the allocation
process as well
as Midday Supervisors and Cleric/Admin in some schools.The
reasons for the losses very from one school to another and from one
employee to
another but includes posts being allocated to a particular
profile incorrectly or an
underscoring of the working conditions factors
If you require UNISON support /advice contact our office on
01902 554096 or attend
the Branch Meeting on: -
Tuesday 18 December 2012
Council Chamber, Civic Centre
7.00pm.
Single Status - Current Position
Following a halt to talks during September and October, three
meetings took place
during November 2012 between Officers of UNISON and
Wolverhampton City
Council. These latest talks have led to an improved Single
Status package being of-
fered to UNISON, the improved offer including an updated
equality impact assess-
ment is currently being scrutinised by UNISONs equal pay experts
at our head of-
fice in London. Continued overleaf/
JOIN UNISON TODAY!
DECEM BER 2012
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RECRUI T A FRI END
DI D YOU KNOW ?
UNI SON WOLVERHAMPTON GENERAL
BRANCH HAS AN ONGOI NG RE-
CRUI TMENT I NI TI ATI VE TO RE-
WARD EXI STI NG BRANCH MEMBERS
WI TH 20 FOR EACH AND EVERY
NEW MEMBER, THEY RECRUI T ON
BEHALF OF THE BRANCH. WE
HAVE I NCLUDED A RECRUI TMENT
FORM I N THI S MAI LI NG TO SET
YOU ON YOUR WAY !
BUT MORE ARE AVAI LABLE ON RE-
QUEST FROM THE UNI SON
OFFI CE ON 01 902 554 09 6.
DO YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE AN
EQUAL PAY CLAIM?
UNISON IS CONTINUING ITS WORK
IN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL
EQUAL PAY CLAIMS WITHIN THE
BRANCH.
REMEMBER, IF YOU LEAVE THE
COUNCIL OR CHANGE YOUR JOB
AND YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A
POTENTIAL EQUAL PAY CLAIM YOU
MUST LODGE A CLAIM WITH THE
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL WITHIN A
6 MONTH TIME LIMIT OF ANY
CHANGE IF IN DOUBT CONTACT
THE UNISON OFFICE 554096.
BRANCH MEETING
SINGLE STATUS
UPDATE
TUESDAY
18 DECEMBER 2012
7.00PM
COUNCIL CHAMBER
CIVIC CENTRE
All MEM BERS WELCOME
DOES YOUR SCHOOL HAVE A UNISON
STEWARD/REPRESENTATIVE?
IF THE ANSWER IS NO AND YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN BECOMING A UNISON REPRESENTATIVE
PLEASE CONTACT THE UNISON OFFICE ON 01902
554096
FULL TRAINING AVAILABLE
The overall package does now include the possibility of 12
months pay protection for the
majority of employees that are losing from April 2013, and the
introduction of the Living
Wage (currently 7.45 per hour) as the bottom of the new pay
model Grade 1 (SCP 10).
However this new package is dependant on a ballot of UNISON
members and acceptance
of the overall package including the reductions or abolition to
other part 3 (Green Book)
conditions including overtime rates and weekend enhancements
etc. UNISON will keep
you informed of developments.
