Support for staff

CONFIDENTIAL LISTENING SERVICE
A counselling/listening service is available to all staff, if you need to discuss any problems or pressures. Staff have a number of avenues open to them to discuss issues of concern - line managers, Human Resources Advisors, unison welfare officer, colleagues and in certain circumstances, occupational health and external counsellors. If appropriate, counselling provided externally is funded by the Council and is entirely confidential.

UNISON
UNISON offers a confidential welfare service which is open to UNISON members. The Council supports the system of collective bargaining and agrees that its own interests and those of staff are best served by individual employees joining an appropriate union. UNISON is the union recognised as representing the majority of Woking Borough Council staff locally, whether its own members, non-members or members of another union. Both the Council and UNISON respect the wishes of staff who do not wish to join a union.
UNISON represents all staff in local pay negotiations and is involved in developing other local terms and  conditions through regular meetings with the Council as your employer. Some employees may belong to other recognised unions such as UCATT, AEEU who would be consulted on matters affecting those employees.All officers may seek election and hold office in recognised unions and are allowed reasonable time off and the facilities to carry out their role effectively.

Click here for the UNISON website.