UCU: This conference resolves to campaign against unfair sickness policies

Motion

Motion title: This conference resolves to campaign against unfair sickness policies

Motion text: This conference resolves to Campaign:
1. Against sickness policies which target our members on an unfair basis.
2. For sickness absence procedures to be simple, fair and transparent and designed to support workers who are sick.
3. To ensure employers provide a good work environment, which would entail good induction training, ongoing efforts to improve job satisfaction, properly trained and supportive management, worker-friendly workplace practices and supportive practices for people with children and dependants.
4. To recruit more members in becoming union reps, so that their members can have local representatives organising and representing them around this issue.