Knowledge Base
The UNISON Knowledge Base provides up-to-date and legally checked information on employment rights and key issues affecting people in the workplace and at home. By clicking the subject heading you will be redirected to the UNISON National site where you will find further information.
Contracts
- Procurement
- Changes to employment status
- TUPE and TUPE+
- Two-tier workforce
Discrimination
- Disability discrimination
- Age discrimination
- Race discrimination
- Gender discrimination
- Religious discrimination
- Sexual orientation
- Equality duties
- Transgender discrimination
- Bullying and harassment
- Tackling prejudice and xenophobia
Disputes and grievances
Health and safety
- Accidents
- Alcohol, drugs and substance abuse
- Back pain
- Computers
- Eye care
- First aid provision
- Hazard reporting
- Manual handling
- Occupational health
- Risk assessment
- Smoking in the workplace
- Working at height
- Working environment
- WRULDs and RSI
- Stress
Information and privacy
- GDPR for UNISON members
- Freedom of information
Leave
- Maternity leave
- Shared parental leave
- Paternity leave
- Parental leave
- Sick leave
- Time off for dependants
Pay
- Adoption pay
- Death in service
- Equal pay
- Grading claims
- Low pay
- Maternity pay
- Minimum wage and national living wage
- Paternity pay
- Pay negotiation and bargaining
Pensions
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Occupational pensions and auto-enrolment
- Pensions governance
- Retirement and the state pension
- Women and pensions
Terminating or suspending employment
Vulnerable workers
Working patterns
