UNISON wants to see a new service based on high quality care and a fairly rewarded workforce. Although these changes wouldn’t happen overnight, the union believes the […]
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"Migrant care workers are now more likely to shun the UK in favour of parts of the world where their skills and families […]
A survey of social care workers conducted by UNISON revealed that: 77% of staff said that they would take more hours if they […]
“The care sector will collapse without migrant staff. Care companies bring them to the UK because they’re desperately short of workers. “Wages need to rise to […]
Christina McAnea says ministers must show they ‘care about social care’
The need for a new national care service grows more pressing with each passing day.
He found the levers to make vaccination mandatory for care workers, but not sick pay. Even now, when the time is right for self-reflection […]
Employers must pay for time between visits to ensure fair wages
“The national care service is a shared national endeavour to give every individual the right support in the right way at the […]
It’s time for change. Social care should become part of a nationally recognised institution, as respected as the NHS
UNISON responds to archbishops’ report calling for reform of social care
UNISON responds to Keir Starmer’s speech on Labour’s plans for the NHS and social care
Vacancy rates are rocketing because care workers are underpaid for a difficult and skilled job
Low wages and inadequate sick pay to blame for thousands of care workers quitting
UNISON believes that the UK needs a national care service that brings about consistent standards of care for the elderly and disabled, and consistent terms […]