Posted: 14th September 2020
After lots of discussions, negotiations and the Ballot we have come to a compromise agreement for the pay increase of 2.75%. Tameside workers will receive the pay increase in their September pay, including the back pay. For those working in Academy’s or outsourced workers will be informed by the company your work for when you…
Posted: 17th April 2020
As the unions representing school support staff – UNISON, GMB and Unite – we represent over half the school workforce. Our members have been essential in keeping schools open during the Covid-19 crisis for vulnerable children and children of key workers. Our members include teaching & classroom assistants, administrative and site staff, cleaners, lunchtime supervisors,…
Posted: 12th February 2020
The GMB, the trade union for schools support staff, is helping term time only staff get the pay they are entitled to.
Following a recent court ruling you may be entitled to back dated pay going back at least two years.
Your employer uses a formula to determine your pay. Within that formula…
Posted: 16th April 2019
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: 1st April 2019
GMB Union have been supporting the Better Buses for Greater Manchester campaign. This campaign is for Greater Manchester to be able to regulate our bus services with a view to improve services, have better transport links and most important bring down the fare’s. Linda has been speaking to local councilors and MP’s to gain their…
Posted: 2nd January 2018
WASPI was founded in 2015 campaigns against the way in which the state pension age for men and women was equalised. They call for the millions of women affected by the change to receive compensation.
WASPI is a group that campaigns for women born in the UK in the 1950s who have been affected by…
Posted: 7th December 2016
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. At the moment the present Flex monitoring system is under review to reflect the changes in the way we now…
Posted: 24th November 2016
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…
Posted: 4th November 2016
The Living Wage is something that touches all of us at some point, whether it’s a friend, a family member or a work colleague who is struggling on minimum wage. The national minimum wage (NMW) per hour is –
Posted: 1st September 2016
On the day that many young people will received their GCSE results and consider moving into work, employment relations service Acas has published guidance for them. New to work
aims to help young people get to know
their right and responsibilities at work.
The first of four key points is to make sure that the…