Barnet UNISON Passenger Transport zoom meeting Wednesday Feb 10, 6-7 pm
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Thurs 4 February 6-7 pm
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Please click on UNISON link to the advice here Vulnerable-members-advice-Jan-2021
These figures provided by the Government fly in the face of their propaganda that “schools are safe” as our branch is only too aware Nursery Schools and Early Years settings were not included in the latest lockdown plans.
The Government made a political decision at the time to ignore the science and force the settings to reopen fully.
Last week they continued their bullying approach to this sector by threatening to cuT their funding unless they all fully reopened.
Does the Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson even read his own Departments reports???
Clearly not looking at their own latest figures
“Reported coronavirus (COVID-19) notifications by registered early years and childcare settings. Updated 25 January 2021.”
Dear Members
Barnet UNISON members working in Nursery Schools and Early Years settings need our help.
Today 1820 people sadly died from COVID, yesterday it was 1600 and until today that shocking statistic was the highest COVID death rate since the pandemic.
Whilst all schools have closed to all but pupils of key workers and vulnerable children Nursery Schools and Early Years have been bullied into remaining fully open.
This was not a decision based on the science but on politics and the consequences are that more and more people are being admitted to hospital which in turn puts an intolerable pressure on our NHS workers.
As a Barnet UNISON member I am asking you to sign this petition and also to share it widely in solidarity with all our members working in Nursery Schools and Early Years Settings
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The health and safety responsibilities owed by school and college employers
Schools have legal responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of all employees and to ensure other persons, not in their employment, are not exposed to a risk to their health and safety.
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require employers to undertake a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to health and safety of employees and others, such as pupils and parents, affected by the conduct of the employer’s undertaking. The Regulations also require the risk assessment to identify the measures necessary to comply with the statutory duties owed by the employer. Where the employer implements such measures, the primary duty is to avoid risks or combat the risks at source. The duties also include having appropriate procedures in place in the event of a serious and imminent danger.
Further, the relevant statutory provisions include the following:
Sections 44/100 Employment Rights Act 1996
Under sections 44 and 100 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, employees are protected from detriment or dismissal where there exist circumstances of danger which they reasonably believe to be serious and imminent, and they leave or propose to leave, or otherwise refuse to return to their place of work (or any dangerous part of the workplace. There are also protections under these provisions for those who take appropriate steps to protect themselves or others in circumstances which the employee reasonably believes amounts to a serious and imminent danger.
If you are concerned about these legal rights as they apply to you, further advice should be sought from your branch.
For more information and advice click on link to UNISON web site here
http://msg.unison.org.uk/q/1myd86IiEb7HxZh55p4T/wv
Breaking News: Government threat of funding cut to Heads of Nursery Schools and Early Years