Posted: 10
Manual handling:
Good manual handling practices in the workplace.
We have many employees who have manual handling as part of their role.
It is important that both the employee and management work together to ensure the safety of those who carry out any manual handling role.
There is a duty on the…
Posted: 23
Have you really checked out the additional benefits you have access to with your union membership.
As well as the very important access to advice and support from your local active and accessible union representatives.
You have many opportunities under the following benefit categories;
●Suppot & Advice
●Learning
●Credit Union
●Protect
●Dental
●Health Plan
●Learning
…
Posted: 22
Who does not want to be updated about what is going on.
Every member wishes to be involved, informed and kept up to date about what is happening around them. Especially where it may well impact on your work or social life, like your pay and conditions.
At your branch, we need to know…
Posted: 22
There are lots of news and information on the national union website. Use the below link to access this news.
Select the category of news you may wish to view from the ‘Issue’ field and press search to see all the articles. Where you need to, use the ‘search or/and date’ fields to reduce…
Posted: 22
The 2025/26 pay offer was settled as described below. At least the pay settlement this year was paid early in our August pay day , and back dated to April.
The three trade unions (GMB, Unison and Unite) settled the 2025 pay negotiations.
A full and final offer of 3.2% was…
Posted: 22
2025 Budget :-
From this November budget. Government understood to state pensioners with no other income will not be taxed before 2030.
Life Membership :-
It was decided at Congress 25 that there will be an ‘annual’ fee of one yearly payment £13.05 for Retired Life Membership.
Any members who apply for Retired…
Posted: 16
Do you know and understand the employers Social Media Policy? Are all your privacy settings in line with the Policy? Are you aware that you can be dismissed for several reasons after posting something that relates to work?
We deal with Disciplinary issues relating to Social Media several times a year. Comments about your place…
Posted: 7
Tameside MBC have operated a flexi-time since the late 1990’s and has encouraged members of staff where possible to use this system. Both Flexi-time and TOIL can be helpful to service provision and staff moral.
The core working times are: Monday to Thursday 10am – 12 noon and 2pm – 4pm. Friday 10am…
Posted: 24
Most employees of Tameside MBC have the right to request flexible working, some employees have had flexible working arrangement for many years and have recently been told that these arrangements no longer work for the organisation. If you have an agreement in place and the employer wants to change that agreement then they need to…