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• It’s right to celebrate diversity, but much more needed to tackle racism in the NHS

  07-04-2022 17:51
  
  Commenting on NHS England’s race equality standard report published today (Thursday), which says the NHS workforce is more diverse than at any point in its history, UNISON deputy head of health Helga Pile said: 
  “While it’s good to see NHS staff better reflect the communities served by their hospitals, unfortunately the picture isn’t quite so rosy ​when it comes to their experiences at work. 
  “White applicants are still more likely to be ap
  
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• Cap on pay increase an ‘insult’ to Environment Agency staff

  07-04-2022 16:12
  
  The government has capped this year’s pay increase for Environment Agency (EA staff) to a maximum 3%, on the same day that unions, including UNISON, submitted a 10% pay claim on behalf of members.
  The Cabinet Office published the 2022/23 civil service pay remit guidance last week, which sets out the Treasury’s pay policy for the coming year and binds the hands of a number of government departments and agencies on pay.
  It has instructed departments – including the EA – tha
  
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• Energy strategy is a smokescreen that won’t help squeezed consumers

  07-04-2022 12:00
  
  Commenting on the publication of the government’s energy strategy today (Thursday), UNISON national energy officer Matthew Lay said:
  “To call this a strategy is a complete misnomer.
  “It does nothing to ease the pain people are feeling now, nor to bring Britain closer to meeting its net zero targets. It’s a smokescreen covering the mistakes of the past that have left us so dangerously reliant on fossil fuels.
  “Lack of detail on
  
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