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Raise wages substantially and workforce pressures will lessen. By creating a fair pay agreement for care and the beginnings of a national care service, the crisis in the sector […]

“Care workers are treated more fairly and better paid when they’re directly employed by councils. The system of care in Wales is […]

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"It's a move the public will more than welcome too. People want a quality, national care service and this will be the first step on the road towards achieving that." Notes to editors: - UNISON […]

Hundreds of care workers should see their pay and conditions improve after their employer agreed to recognise UNISON, the union said today (Wednesday)

Thousands of care staff in Wales will see their pay and working conditions improved thanks to a major step forward by unions including UNISON.

If ministers had even a basic grasp of the sector, they would have reformed it long ago

But it shouldn't be like this. "Only a national care service and a fair pay agreement for staff can start to turn things around. But that's not a five-minute job. The care […]

Care workers are quitting for better-paid jobs on the high street, leaving employers increasingly reliant on […]

Care staff in Swansea are being urged to share stories of working through the pandemic for the UK Covid inquiry by public services union UNISON.

UNISON is calling on the council to intervene and protect care workers’ pay ahead of a formal grievance meeting tomorrow. If Independence Matters fails to change its mind, workers may be […]

Ministers know this, yet don't seem to care. "A national care service, with a new fair pay agreement, and a real commitment to turn the sector around is what's needed to give everyone in […]

What’s needed is the proper reform that can only come from a national care service.

Higher pay needed to boost workforce

Government accused of playing roulette with essential services just to placate its backbenchers and the far-right