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UNISON Scotland Disabled Members

Panellist debate discussing political workplace topics affecting disabled workers in Scotland.

Panellist debate with Christina McAnea (UNISON General Secretary), Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP (Scottish Labour), Maggie Chapman MSP (Scottish Greens), Jillian Merchant (Thompsons Solicitors), and George Baker (General Secretary, Disability Union, which is a UK Community/Rights Group) discussing the political disability issues that matter in Scotland.Hosted by Lilian Macer, Convenor, UNISON Scotland and sponsored by UNISON South Lanarkshire Branch. MS Teams webinar with BSL and captioning services.Delegates are invited to email the event organiser with any question they would like to put to the panel from the following six topics:1) The Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill 2) A legal ‘right’ to work from home for disabled workers 3) Disability employment and pay gaps and the mandatory reporting of disability employment statistics 4) Disability Confident Scheme (including the merits of developing a Scottish-level scheme) 5) Employment implications of Brexit on Human Rights and the UN Convention of the Rights of Disabled Persons 6) Cost of living crisis and disabled people

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