ensuring that Scottish Policing isn’t saddled with such a massive tax burden in future years. Police Staff Scotland (UPSS) 9.1 After "Conference calls on the Service Group Executive" insert "to work with Police Staff Scotland branch and UNISON Scotland" Police and Justice Service Group Executive 10. An End to Hope Apprenticeships Conference welcomes the introduction of Police Staff apprenticeships and the fantastic opportunities they present for a young person to start a career in policing. The police service can be vastly improved through the recruitment of bright and enthusiastic young people without the usual reliance on retired officers filling Police Staff roles, a practice that risks stifling both diversity and ingenuity. It is however worrying that some police employers may not have the best interests of the apprentices at the forefront of their decision making. This could lead to some apprenticeship roles being used as nothing more than cheap labour, to fill gaps where redundancies have been made and without genuine intentions of a career in policing being available at the end of their service. It’s unacceptable for police employers to circumvent the Government imposed Apprenticeships Levy and provide hope to aspirational young members of Police Staff. UNISON should be at the forefront of campaigning for Police Staff apprenticeships with potential for a genuine career in policing. Conference asks the Service Group Executive to engage with the Police Staff Council Sector Committee to seek to: have apprentices on Police Staff Council terms and conditions; have apprentices paid a fair wage; develop guidelines that provide a real opportunity of jobs at the end of the apprenticeship; publicise the Service Group’s efforts to aid in recruitment of apprenticeships. Suffolk Police Sector Unison 11. Police Staff Apprenticeships
ensuring that Scottish Policing isn’t saddled with such a massive tax burden in future years. Police Staff Scotland (UPSS) 9.1 After "Conference calls on the Service Group Executive" insert "to work with Police Staff Scotland branch and UNISON Scotland" Police and Justice Service Group Executive 10. An End to Hope Apprenticeships Conference welcomes the introduction of Police Staff apprenticeships and the fantastic opportunities they present for a young person to start a career in policing. The police service can be vastly improved through the recruitment of bright and enthusiastic young people without the usual reliance on retired officers filling Police Staff roles, a practice that risks stifling both diversity and ingenuity. It is however worrying that some police employers may not have the best interests of the apprentices at the forefront of their decision making. This could lead to some apprenticeship roles being used as nothing more than cheap labour, to fill gaps where redundancies have been made and without genuine intentions of a career in policing being available at the end of their service. It’s unacceptable for police employers to circumvent the Government imposed Apprenticeships Levy and provide hope to aspirational young members of Police Staff. UNISON should be at the forefront of campaigning for Police Staff apprenticeships with potential for a genuine career in policing. Conference asks the Service Group Executive to engage with the Police Staff Council Sector Committee to seek to: have apprentices on Police Staff Council terms and conditions; have apprentices paid a fair wage; develop guidelines that provide a real opportunity of jobs at the end of the apprenticeship; publicise the Service Group’s efforts to aid in recruitment of apprenticeships. Suffolk Police Sector Unison 11. Police Staff Apprenticeships
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