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Category: volunteers

Volunteers taking on police roles as cuts continue to bite

Cash-strapped police forces are filling some key job vacancies with unpaid volunteers amid ongoing cutbacks, says a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The number of police support volunteers...
Posted on 07/12/2018Author Unison news releasesCategories dave prentis, news releases, police, Press Release, volunteersTags Unison

There must be no blurred lines between volunteers and NHS staff

Volunteers shouldn't take the place of paid employees in the NHS The article There must be no blurred lines between volunteers and NHS staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Posted on 04/12/2018Author Unison news releasesCategories Kings Fund, news releases, NHS, Press Release, volunteersTags Unison

Policing on the cheap?

UNISON conference condemns replacing police staff with low-paid workers and unpaid volunteers The article Policing on the cheap? first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Posted on 06/10/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories Article, News, news releases, police, police and justice, police and justice conference 2016, volunteersTags Unison

Police staff will be pleased with new powers, less so that volunteer colleagues will get the same, says UNISON

Extra powers for police staff that will help them be more effective in their jobs in the fight against crime are good news for local communities and bad news for criminals, says UNISON today...
Posted on 20/01/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories Article, news releases, police, police staff, volunteersTags Unison
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