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Camden UNISON ensures craftworkers receive backdated pay rise

Posted on January 21, 2014 by | Comments Off on Camden UNISON ensures craftworkers receive backdated pay rise

Camden UNISON has ensured that craftworkers will now receive their 2013 “cost of living” pay rise of 1% backdated to 1 April last year. Continue reading →

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Camden UNISON secures pay rises for workers on secondments on the new contracts

Posted on December 17, 2013 by | Comments Off on Camden UNISON secures pay rises for workers on secondments on the new contracts

Camden Council workers on secondments who signed the new contracts did not receive any performance related pay (PRP) rises in June this year. After a challenge from Camden UNISON management eventually reversed their position and awarded the pay rises with backdating. Continue reading →

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Easter Enhancements: Better Late than Never

Posted on October 25, 2013 by | Comments Off on Easter Enhancements: Better Late than Never

EasterUnhappy UNISON members from the Contact Camden out of hours emergency team got in touch with their union when they were not paid their enhancement for having worked on Easter Sunday. And with UNISON’s help, they eventually got a result. Continue reading →

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Camden UNISON wins back pay increases for hundreds of school support staff

Posted on October 23, 2013 by | Comments Off on Camden UNISON wins back pay increases for hundreds of school support staff
Members at Chalcot school with their back pay slips

Members at Chalcot school with their back pay slips

UNISON helped 200 or more school support staff across Camden reclaim backdated pay increases for pay scale increments that were not paid or delayed. In some cases individual staff received thousands of pounds back pay plus pay increases. Continue reading →

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UNISON wins regrading for nursery administrators

Posted on October 10, 2013 by | Comments Off on UNISON wins regrading for nursery administrators

Camden UNISON has successfully won a regrading claim for scale 5 (level 2 zone 1) administrators in children’s centres taking their grade up to scale 6 (level 2 zone 2): a salary band up to nearly £2800 per year higher. Continue reading →

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Threatened action forces halt to mental health reorganisation

Posted on October 10, 2013 by | Comments Off on Threatened action forces halt to mental health reorganisation

The Mental Health / ASC shop has forced a 6 month halt to plans by the local Mental Health NHS Trust (Camden & Islington Foundation Trust – CIFT) to have a major re-organisation in the way Mental Health Act assessments are organised in Camden. The proposal was to end a system that had been running smoothly for around 6 years, and would have led to a much worse service for people needing treatment in psychiatric hospital. Continue reading →

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ICT restructure: it pays to be in UNISON

Posted on September 27, 2013 by | Comments Off on ICT restructure: it pays to be in UNISON

Camden UNISON wins pay increases for members in ICT (Information Communication Technology) during a recent restructure. Continue reading →

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Agile working and B3/5 Pancras Square update

Posted on September 26, 2013 by | Comments Off on Agile working and B3/5 Pancras Square update

laptopAn update on the state of play with the introduction of “agile working” across the council, the move to 5 Pancras Square and what UNISON is doing about it. Continue reading →

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Persistence wins the day as agency worker gains £5k in back pay

Posted on August 20, 2013 by | Comments Off on Persistence wins the day as agency worker gains £5k in back pay
Hays officeCamden UNISON wins a Hays agency worker member at the Council £5000 in back pay who was paid less than permanent colleagues. Continue reading →

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Camden UNISON recoups £11,000 underpayment for a member

Posted on July 30, 2013 by | Comments Off on Camden UNISON recoups £11,000 underpayment for a member

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UNISON has recovered and underpayment of over £11,000 for a social worker member who was not permitted to return to work following illness. Continue reading →

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