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GMB wins full Covid-19 sick pay for Larchwood Care workers

No one should suffer a financial detriment as a result of following government and public health advice says GMB Union. 

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GOVERNMENT’S SELF-QUARANTINE PLAN THREATENS YORKSHIRE REGIONAL ECONOMY

The UK government’s plans for 14 days self-quarantining of arrivals, will spell disaster for Yorkshire region’s aviation industry says GMB Union.

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STATEMENT BY THE REGIONAL EQUALITY FORUM

The GMB Regional Equality Forum were sickened and appalled by the death of African American, George Floyd, at the hands of a police officer.

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More than 80% of parents not sending children back to school – GMB poll

More than 80% of parents don’t intend to send their children back to school today, a GMB poll shows.

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RISK REGISTER

GMB has set up our Risk Register so that members, workplace representatives and officers can record where things have gone wrong with employers’ responses to the covid-19 pandemic.

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VIRTUALLY STANDING ROOM ONLY FOR PACKED OUT SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF MEETING

Following the government's announcement of the wider reopening of schools on the June 1, GMB’s Sheffield Education Branch, along with GMB Organisers Sarah Barnes and Lee Parkinson, decided to hold the region's first online Zoom meeting for School Support Staff.

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£600 million social care funding in England must be used for Covid-19 sick pay

Paying carers sick pay they can survive on is the best way of controlling infection in care homes says GMB Union. 

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ASOS WAREHOUSE SUFFERS SUSPECTED CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

A suspected coronavirus outbreak at an Asos warehouse has sparked calls for the site to be closed while a deep clean is carried out.

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UPDATE: CORONAVIRUS HUB

We have updated the Coronavirus Hub on the main GMB website to include two new updates:

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RETURN TO WORK GUIDANCE

We are receiving calls from members looking for some clarity on what they should do in the light of the PMs announcement in relation to returning to work. Further details are being published later today.

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