Social care skills: Record-keeping and report-writing

5 December 2024 1:00pm–4:00pm

Online

UNISON Eastern is offering a fantastic range of courses just for members in social care. These courses will help you gain the skills to do your job more effectively. As well as record-keeping, we have sessions on dementia awareness, behaviour that challenges, and end of life care. What will the course cover? Explore the purpose […]

Social care skills: End of life/palliative care

19 November 2024 1:00pm–4:00pm

Online

UNISON Eastern is offering a fantastic range of courses just for members in social care. These courses will help you gain the skills to do your job more effectively. As well as end of life care, we have sessions on dementia awareness, behaviour that challenges and record-keeping. What will the course cover? Discuss the physical, […]

Advanced employment law: sex discrimination

19 November 2024 9:00am–4:00pm

Online

This one-day course is part of an expanding set of nationally provided sessions on discrimination under the 2010 Equality Act. Intended for activists who have already completed an introductory employment law course, it provides a solid understanding of the concepts of direct discrimination, indirect discrimination and victimisation, which will help activists analyse and discuss social […]

Advanced employment law: age discrimination

12 November 2024 9:00am–1:00pm

Online

This half-day course is part of an expanding set of nationally provided sessions on discrimination under the 2010 Equality Act. Intended for activists who have already completed an introductory employment law course, it looks at the meaning of ‘age’ under the Equality Act; the unique defence to direct age discrimination; and common age-related stereotypes. It […]

Social care skills: Behaviour that challenges: coping and responding

4 November 2024 1:30pm–4:30pm

Online

UNISON Eastern is offering a fantastic range of courses just for members in social care. These courses will help you gain the skills to do your job more effectively. As well as behaviour that challenges, we have sessions on dementia awareness, end of life care and record-keeping. What will the course cover? Explain why some […]

Social care skills: Dementia awareness

9 October 2024 1:00pm–4:00pm

Online

UNISON Eastern is offering a fantastic range of courses just for members in social care. These courses will help you gain the skills to do your job more effectively. As well as demential awareness, we have sessions on behaviour that challenges, end of life care and record-keeping. What will the course cover? Discuss the impact […]

Reclaiming narratives: hidden Black history

30 September 2024 11:30am–2:00pm

University of Bedfordshire Postgraduate Centre, 1 Vicarage Street Luton LU1 3HZ

UNISON University of Bedfordshire invites you to a celebrate the contributions of Black trailblazers at this Black History Month event in Luton. This event, supported by the university and its Race Equality Network, will facilitate an in-depth and honest discussion about Black history, its place in society and the way in which dangerous assumptions and […]

Advanced employment law: race discrimination

18 September 2024 9:00am–4:30pm

Online

This one-day course is part of an expanding set of nationally provided sessions on discrimination under the 2010 Equality Act. Intended for activists who have already completed an introductory employment law course, this will give practical skills for discussing members’ concerns and recognising potential cases. More generally, it will build skills of interviewing members and […]

What is UNISON’s Year of LGBT+ Workers?

9 September 2024 12:30pm–1:00pm

Team webinar

UNISON has declared 2024 the Year of LGBT+ Workers. It’s a chance to put LGBT+ workers in the spotlight, celebrating our achievements and renewing our fight for equality. All UNISON members in the Eastern region — especially ones who aren’t already involved in UNISON’s LGBT+ groups — are invited to join us for a half-hour […]

What is UNISON’s Year of LGBT+ Workers?

4 September 2024 12:30pm–1:00pm

Team webinar

UNISON has declared 2024 the Year of LGBT+ Workers. It’s a chance to put LGBT+ workers in the spotlight, celebrating our achievements and renewing our fight for equality. All UNISON members in the Eastern region — especially ones who aren’t already involved in UNISON’s LGBT+ groups — are invited to join us for a half-hour […]

Advanced employment law: religion and belief discrimination

8 July 2024 9:00am–1:00pm

Online

This half-day course is part of an expanding set of nationally provided sessions on discrimination under the 2010 Equality Act. Intended for activists who have already completed an introductory employment law course, it looks at discrimination on the basis of religion or philosophical belief. The session will cover direct discrimination against workers because of their religion; […]

Advanced employment law: sexual harassment

3 July 2024 9:00am–4:00pm

Online

This half-day course is part of an expanding set of nationally provided sessions on discrimination under the 2010 Equality Act. Intended for activists who have already completed an introductory employment law course, it works through a film and discusses how to interview a member sensitively, how to prove that sexual harassment happened, time-limits, and the […]

Suffolk Pride celebration and networking

27 June 2024 6:00pm–8:00pm

Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX

Suffolk County Council and SNEE ICB’s Pride networks are joining together with UNISON for a Pride celebration and networking event. This celebration is open to everyone—whether you identify as a member of the LGBT+ community or as an ally and friend. The staff networks promise an evening filled with fun, camaraderie, and inspiring guest speakers. […]

Advanced employment law: disability discrimination

21 – 23 May 2024

Online

It can be difficult to recognise when members have a realistic chance of proving disability discrimination and activists may lack confidence in this area. This nationally provided course will give practical skills for discussing the matter with members and recognising possible cases as well as building skills of interviewing members and analysing evidence which can […]

One Weekend 2024

11 – 12 May 2024

Wyboston Lakes, Great North Road, Bedford, MK44 3AL

We’re heading back to the superlative surroundings of Wyboston Lakes in Bedfordshire for UNISON Eastern One Weekend 2024 on 11 and 12 May. There’ll be the usual mix of training for new branch officers and activist workshops, but this time ’round we’re also offering sessions for UNISON members who aren’t active in their branches yet […]