Reps brush up on ‘Fitness to Practice’

Lay activists and full time officers from Health and Local Government recently attended a seminar on representing members in ‘Fitness to Practice’ cases.

With more and more workers having to sign up to registration bodies, it is essential that UNISON reps are up to speed on how to represent them if they face action from those bodies.

Specialist from the Professional Registration Representation Unit at UNISON HQ took participants through the union processes for getting representation and advised on how to support members when they first come for help.

The main message is that members must contact their Branch immediately they know there is a problem.

Child protection views

UNISON Scotland’s Social Work Issues Group has been working on a response to the Scottish Government’s new Child Protection Guidance. http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/response/NationalGuidanceforChildProtection2010.pdf

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