AUTUMN HAS LANDED
HAVE SOME INFLUENCE AND HELP COLLEAGUES AT THE SAME TIME
Workplace stewards are the heart of our trade union. UNISON’s stewards are the reason we win campaigns that result in better lives for our members and all working people. Stewards help to organise your colleagues into an effective, strong and welcoming membership. They: - Are the first point of contact for members in a workplace
- Talk to members about the union
- Talk to staff about their issues
- Offer advice on issues at work
- Represent members in cases (including at disciplinary and grievance hearings).
- Campaign for better working conditions
- Recruit and organise new members
- Encourage more members to get active in UNISON
 - Raise your members’ issues with the branch.
Stewards in workplaces where UNISON is recognised by the employer have rights to take time for training and to carry out their work. Stewards have a right to be involved in how their branch is run and are the most important link between the members and the union. UNISON aims to have at least one steward in each workplace and department, more in larger departments and where members work shifts. Stewards are elected each year by the group of members that they represent and the post is open to job share Please give it some thought. We know you are all really busy and under pressure but we need your help and the more stewards we have the more we can spread the work across the county so each steward only has a small amount to do. Contact admin@sussexpoliceunison.org for more information or call us on 545921 for a chat
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Enable (Sussex Police Disability and Carers Association) have once again joined forces with Unison and the Police Federation in planning some FREE tea and coffee drop in sessions for November and December to tie in with Disability History Month which runs from 22nd November – 22nd December 2018. We want to raise awareness of issues surrounding disabled staff and officers by offering some informal opportunities for you to pop in, share your thoughts or even get things ‘off your chest’. There is no need to book, no formality involved, just pop in and meet us, chat about relevant topics OR just say hello, enjoy a free cuppa, and dip out when you have had enough. he dates and venues for the events are as follows: - Wednesday 28th November 2018 – 11.00-13.00 – Briefing Room, 1st Floor, Hastings Police Station
- Tuesday 4th December 2018 – 11.00-13.00 – Haywards Heath Police Station, central ground floor area (below mezzanine)
- Monday 10th December 2018 – 11.00-13.00 – Amberley Block Conference Room, HQ Lewes
- Tuesday 17th December 2018 - 11.00-13.00 - Centenary House, Durrington, Briefing Room
The aims of the events are: · Promote disability issues · Promote carers responsibilities and issues · Reduce the stigma associated with disabilities · Eliminate negative attitudes and prejudice from employers, colleagues and service users · Develop an understanding of reasonable adjustments to support anyone with a disability We will send you meeting invitations for all 4 sessions so you can pop them into your diaries. It would be great if you could pop along to one of the sessions, even if you only have 5 minutes to spare. IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO PCSO's
PCSO'S ARE UNDERTAKING MORE AND MORE TASKS THAT POLICE OFFICERS WERE DOING BUT WHAT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG? WHO WILL SUPPORT YOU? PRESSURES CAN CAUSE ERRORS OR MISUNDERSTANDINGS
BECOMING A MEMBER WILL GIVE YOU THE PEACE OF MIND THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU SUPPORT SHOULD YOU EVER NEED IT
POLICE OFFICERS JOIN THE FEDERATION FOR SUPPORT YOUR SUPPORT IS THE UNION
Police Officer rules and regulations are not your rules and regulations.
You are police staff there are fundamental differences
You have some rights that Police Officers do not
If you are not a member give it serious consideration we are here to protect your rights.
Business Disability Forum is a not-for-profit member organisation that helps provide best practice and advice for line managers of individuals who have or may have a disability. Go to Disability SOG pages for further information
| WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEATLH POLICYThe information from the Stress survey is currently been analysed and formatted. I am making good progress towards hopefully getting a specific policy for Wellbeing and Mental Health taken on by the Force. Enable have also come on board and are fully involved in this process too. The Mental Health Working Group has also being relaunched by the Force where this proposed policy can be pulled together ensuring it encompasses all necessary areas. I am currently receiving policies from other forces via Unison Branch Secretaries and also how effective they are, which will enable us to ensure we have an effective and workable policy. I will keep you posted. HEALTH AND SAFETY ACCIDENT - INJURY - NEAR MISS
If you have an injury/incident at work or a near miss that is health and safety related REPORT on the FIAMS system.
Go to the front page of the Intranet click on Health and Safety on the left hand side of your screen. Then click on the box that says 'Incidents & Assaults - Reporting and Managing', then click on the 'Incident & Assault Web Form' and log in and fill in. This is important even if it seems like a small insignificant injury/incident or near miss. Remember something small can end up a lot bigger.
By reporting the Health and Safety Unit can monitor incidents and injuries and take appropriate action or sanction measures to stop/reduce or alleviate the same incident/assault occurring again.
VIRTUALLY EVERYBODY AT SOMETIME IN THEIR LIFE WILL BE AFFECTED BY STRESS Help and advice on How to Manage Stress on Members Welfare Page .
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Union membership for Agency WorkersAn agency worker is entitled to join a trade union. A trade union can: provide support and advice on a wide range of issues provide a representative to accompany the agency worker to a grievance or disciplinary hearing collectively consult with the agency where the union is recognised.
Agency workers must not be treated unfairly by their agency because they are a member or non member of a trade union.
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