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We know that pay levels and pay increases in the civil service are increasingly lagging behind the private sector.
The Chancellor should agree to our repeated call for a pay review body which would ensure that decisions on pay are truly about fairness: https://t.co/9hTM6m0j81
Have you ever thought about becoming a rep?🤔
@BradfieldRobin says that alongside supporting members, he has learnt invaluable skills that he now uses in his day job. Find out how you can get involved at: https://t.co/odGWr4qMGt #RepsFortnight
Join us for a joint event with @RAEngNews on 8 September as we discuss the skills needed for a net zero future. 🌏
More info here 👉https://t.co/ITJ8fiQGC3
Science and engineering has such a fundamental part to play in our everyday lives, government should be empowered by scientific evidence so that policy making stands the test of time - Patrick Vallance @uksciencechief speaking at #ProspectPS21
It's #TimeToTalk 💬
Start a conversation with a friend, family member or colleague 📱
Challenge the stigma around mental health ❌
Check out resources to help manage your wellbeing at work: https://t.co/0tCGFstvlW
Results of @R_S_P_H's survey revealed that 56% of workers struggled to switch off when working from home.
@andrew4mk says employers and government need to listen to workers and involve unions to help create a new normal: https://t.co/bc5g0IFa46 #RightToDisconnect
Join our Gen Sec @mikeclancy1 and President @eleanorw on Monday for an event on negotiating a safe transition from lockdown to the 'new normal'.
Sign up to hear how Prospect will be supporting members throughout the challenging year ahead #HeartUnions 💚 https://t.co/jfvQ9yanlc
When it's finished, this facility could make up to 70 million vaccine doses in just 4-6 months. The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation has been fast-tracked for completion in 2021 to boost the UK's ability to make COVID vaccines. Search 'VMIC' for more.
#TacklingCoronavirus
Looking for a reason to join Prospect? 👀
Members are at the 💚 of everything we do, so we asked reps @eleanorw, @NHC_65 and Christine Danniell to name just a few of the benefits.
https://t.co/hpgKk3SgZk #HeartUnions
Speaking to @CommonsEAC, Prospect's @FernsSue says that training and lifelong learning is key, as this would allow people to reskill throughout their working lives. Government and employers should work together on this to make sure it's accessible to those in need #EACgreenjobs
We have another webinar following up on the ideas of our new report.
How did unions adapt during COVID-19 to help them win outcomes for members during negotiations with government or employers?
Sign up for the event on February 11 at 10am 👇
https://t.co/jxiaQztAPt
Positive move that this 'review' has now been dropped.
It's time for government to work with unions to improve rights ahead of the Employment Bill.
We needs rights fit for the future of work.
https://t.co/oPTL7agkOV
Our Exec Director @beckyunions21 outlines what to expect from our forthcoming report this week, what did we as unions learn from 2020 and what are our next steps in our ways of working?
Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/DLNR7dDgG4
Watch our Exec Director @beckyunions21 wrap up our work in 2020 and thank all our unions 📹
Sign up for the report launch->https://t.co/mtFP8H7SEF
Get Officer Hub updates->https://t.co/uihqjvDDF0
Stress in the time of Covid - this unionlearn webinar will explain:
* The causes of stress
* Identify stress in yourself and others
* The impact of uncertainty
* Effective stress busters
* Proactively reduce and prevent stress
* How to prioritise wellbeing
https://t.co/LwpOSwzgAl
Sam Gipson and Jenny Andrew from @ProspectUnion have been running #sustainability training for members. In this blog for #GreenSkills week they discuss #goinggreen and creating more sustainable workplaces. @DrAndrewV2 @flo40 https://t.co/rfdWqRt5m2
Everyone at work should have the right to dignity and to be treated with respect, as well as feel safe in their work environment. Equality is not an optional extra when it comes to our work as a union. It is part of our DNA. #TransAwarenessWeek
https://t.co/0oWqrq5Hsy
Speaking to staff at UK Research and Innovation, @mikeclancy1 talks about the huge impact unions have had during this period.
"The average member has talked to the union a lot more than they might have done in the past..."