Spitting at others is widely recognised as a highly disrespectful and aggressive act.
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INCIDENTS, ACCIDENTS AND ASSAULTS
If you are involved in an incident/accident or are assaulted at work, do you know what to do about it, and what should be done following it?
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
Jackie Marshall NEC reports on prison officers and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
CIRC 063: NATIONAL CHAIR UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2025
Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all POA members.
CIRC 062: EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS BILL 2
As the Employment Rights Bill completes its parliamentary journey, all eyes are on the Tory and Liberal Democrat amendments made to the Bill in the House of Lords.
CIRC 061: NEC MINUTES
Please find attached NEC minutes for the 11th September 2025 for your information.
POA General Secretary Steve Gillan is elected as the TUC President for 2025 - 2026
POA General Secretary Steve Gillan is elected as the TUC President for 2025 - 2026
Scotland: Prisons 'still have far too many inside'
Overcrowding is the biggest issue in Scotland's prisons, the prison officers' union has said...
Scotland: Union Plea on Prison Crowding
Union plea on prison crowding | The Press and Journal | Craig Paton: Overcrowding is the biggest issue in Scotland's prisons, the prison officers' union has said...
CIRC 060: NEC MINUTES
Please find attached NEC minutes for the 27th August 2025 for your information.
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