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Survey of young people shows that 93% do not think that the government is doing enough to help them to cope with the recession

Successful mass rally over Northumberland council car allowance scheme

UNISON Scotland vice convenor Stephen Smellie told a seminar on ethical social work that cutbacks are placing unprecedented pressures on services […]

Singing sensation Siobhán Patton on the day job that moves her to tears

Excessive workload for social workers a long-running problem, worsening as cuts bite

UNISON sponsoring the student social worker category in the social worker of the year awards

Excessive workload for social workers is a long-running problem, which has worsened considerably as the cuts bite

UNISON members reveal how cuts in services affect both them and the people in their care

UNISON members describe how cuts to services are affecting both themselves and the people in their care

Delegates queue up to reveal the scale of the crisis affecting a vital service

“Children and family social workers are all too often facing caseloads that are far too high and many do not have the necessary levels […]

The bill is currently going through Parliament and would apply to adult and children's social work in England. A joint statement by five groups […]

The survey is open to qualified social workers and other social work staff who do casework, such as social work assistants, family support workers […]

Members and the public are urged to back the call to ‘protect the rights of vulnerable children and care leavers’ from plans in new bill

Government plans to reform the delivery of children’s social care have been overwhelmingly rejected by practising social workers in a new report published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. UNISON says the proposals could prove dangerous for children and fail to tackle any of the fundamental problems social workers deal with on a daily basis. UNISON says […]