- Date
- 3 May 2024 2:30pm–3:00pm
- Location
- Online
To find out how you can help transform the social care sector, UNISON South East is running a 30-minute session on Friday 3 May at 2:30 PM.
To find out how you can help transform the social care sector, UNISON South East is running a 30-minute session on Friday 3 May at 2:30 PM.
General election candidates from all parties across the North East are being asked to support the creation of a new national care service in England, says UNISON today (Thursday). The union says too many people across the North East cannot access the social care they desperately need because the current system is broken. UNISON wants to see a new service […]
Ministers could have spared overseas care staff weeks of worry
A survey of social care workers conducted by UNISON revealed that: 77% of staff said that they would take more hours if they […]
Overseas care workers in the UK have been left in limbo as Christmas approaches. Ministers haven’t said if their […]
"Social care was his brief, but he failed in his duty to keep thousands of vulnerable people and workers safe. His boast about a ‘protective ring’ was a complete fiction. "If there are any lessons […]
But migrant workers are now propping up the broken care system. "Many overseas care workers have paid extortionate […]
Mr Hancock failed in his responsibility to provide enough PPE, testing and paid leave for care workers who needed to self-isolate. He was warned by UNISON, repeatedly, about the need for sick pay and […]
The union says the finding, from a survey of more than 300 domiciliary care workers across England, reveals employers are effectively breaking minimum wage laws. As a result […]
A new report from the Fabian Society was launched at Westminster last week
During the pandemic, this crucial public service was left exposed to the ravages of COVID-19. Care workers forced to work without PPE, no sick pay for self-isolation and older and disabled patients […]
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. Ministers have been warned repeatedly about the […]
Low wages and inadequate sick pay to blame for thousands of care workers quitting