Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU)

Region 7 Regional Council Meeting
2021-07-16, 2021-04-16

Branch Secretary Meeting
2021-07-14 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | zoom meeting
An online meeting for branch secretaries to discuss the role, how it has developed and what support is needed going forwards.
Please contact info@bfawu.org for log in details

Women's Network
2021-07-13 14:00 - 16:00 | zoom meeting
An online meeting for women members and male allies to discuss the issues women face in our industry and organisation.
Please contact Women@bfawu.org for log in details

Region 3 Regional Council Meeting
2021-07-13 | zoom meeting

Region 5 Regional Council Meeting
2021-07-13 | zoom meeting

Health & Safety Reps 2 course
2021-07-12 12:00 - 2021-07-16 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
GFTU Health & Safety Stewards Stage 2
This course is intended for experienced stewards who have completed the Health and Safety Stewards Stage 1 and more experienced stewards who need to refresh their training. The course will cover a number of topics in depth and will include:

The background and origins of specific health & safety legislation affecting the workplace
The main legal requirements of specific health & safety regulations
Be able to understand how you can use health & safety regulations to improve health & safety standards at work
Develop the confidence to raise health and safety matters on behalf of union members
Understand the key legal requirements relating to risk assessment
Understand the risk assessment process
Use risk assessment strategies and union organisation to secure improvements in workplace safety

National Union Learner Reps Meeting
2021-07-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-04-12 10:00 - 12:00

Developing Women Role Models
2021-07-10 08:00 - 2021-07-11 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
Developing women role models
Women’s voices are often underrepresented in today’s workplace. This course aims to address that imbalance by empowering woman to organise and support each other, with a view to becoming advocates and companions for each other. It will look into barriers that can stop or limit women’s progression and how best to overcome them.
The course aims to:

Develop students’ confidence
Show students how to apply confidence in situations
Understand assertiveness

Region 4 Regional Council Meeting
2021-07-06 | zoom meeting

Shop Stewards Stage 2 Course
2021-07-05 12:00 - 2021-07-09 17:00, 2021-03-08 12:00 - 2021-03-12 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
GFTU Shop Stewards Stage Two
This course is recommended for workplace shop stewards who understand the basic elements of their role and their rights and who want to further develop their skills and confidence in representing members. The course will include:

Understand a range of problems that affect members

Collect and present information in representing members

Produce a plan for dealing with specific members problems

Develop the skills and confidence required to represent members in meetings with management

Equality, discrimination and protected characteristics

Bargaining, negotiation and consultation in the workplace

Review of Statutory Employment Rights

Health & Safety Reps 1 Course
2021-06-28 12:00 - 2021-07-02 17:00, 2021-03-15 12:00 - 2021-03-19 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
GFTU Health & Safety Stewards Stage 1
This course is aimed at health and safety stewards who want to develop their skills, knowledge and confidence in the area of health and safety. The course will include:

The Role and Functions of the Health and Safety Rep

Health and Safety Committee Meetings

The Safety Representative and Committee Regulations

Facilities for Health and Safety Reps

Health and Safety Inspections

Recognising Workplace Hazards

European Legislation and the ‘6 PACK’

Prevention and Control Measures

Dealing with Specific Health and Safety Issues of Concern

Shop Stewards Stage 1 Course
2021-06-21 12:00 - 2021-06-25 17:00, 2021-04-12 12:00 - 2021-04-16 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
GFTU Shop Stewards Stage one
This course is recommended for workplace shop stewards who are new to the role or those that want to refresh their skills and confidence in representing members.
The course will include the following –

The skills a shop steward needs
The role of a shop steward
Your rights as a shop steward
Facilities and time off
Interviewing skills
Listening skills
Handling a member’s grievance
Handling a disciplinary case
Fairness and equality

Health &Safety Reps 1 Course
2021-06-14 12:00 - 2021-06-18 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom

Annual Conference
2021-06-12 - 2021-06-17

Black, Minority, Asian & Ethnic Leaders
2021-05-08 08:00 - 2021-05-09 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
Black, Minority, Asian and Ethnic leaders
This course will explore roles within leadership, specifically for people from the BAME community. The challenges that are faced as well as the support networks available as well as helping to build the confidence to embrace leadership within their own contexts. Most importantly, the course will offer guidance as oppose to dictating a specific path.
The course aims to help students:

Work on examples of behaviours that could cause conflict
Challenge negative behaviour
Understand effective communication

Executive Council Meeting
2021-05-04 - 2021-05-07

Developing Workplace Learners
2021-04-26 12:00 - 2021-04-30 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
Developing Adult Learning
The purpose of this course is to empower students to understand the role of the education volunteer and be able to identify people’s issues and get them involved in education and training. This course is for people who have some experience in helping others access education. The course will cover a number of topics in depth and will include:

Listen and respond constructively in group and class discussions
Describe current activities that promote formal and informal learning
Describe examples of inequalities in learning
How to deliver a micro-teach

National Safety, Health and Environment Committee meeting
2021-04-26

Region 1 Regional Council Meeting
2021-04-20

Equality in the Workplace
2021-04-19 12:00 - 2021-04-23 17:00, 2021-02-15 12:00 - 2021-02-19 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
Equality in the workplace (a new 5-day course, level 1 & ‘openly recruited’).
The course will take the opportunity to consider appropriate inclusive language and its importance e.g. gender-neutral language. Students will explore and consider valuable and reliable research sites. It will also deepen an awareness of unconscious bias, in ourselves and others and the impact this can have. As well as developing students’ knowledge of using the Equality Act 2010 and Health and Safety to strengthen negotiations in the workplace and in communities.
The course will include:

How to raise the equality agenda in workplaces
Exploring how to make equality and diversity part of mainstream collective bargaining
Working with vulnerable workers and ensuring they receives fair treatment

Region 2 Regional Council Meeting
2021-04-14

Region 3 Regional Council Meeting
2021-04-13

Region 5 Regional Council Meeting
2021-04-13

Negotiating Skills Course
2021-03-22 12:00 - 2021-03-26 17:00 | Northern College, Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3ET, United Kingdom
GFTU Negotiating skills
This course is recommended for shop stewards who have experience in their role and who want to further develop their skills and confidence in negotiation for their members. The course will cover a number of topics in depth and will include:

Everyday Negotiation Skills
What is Negotiating?
Negotiating Styles
Employment Law and the Workplace
Effective Negotiating Teams
Case Analysis – Problem and Preparation
Body Language
Negotiation Practice

• Case Analysis – Research and Planning
