And while the money available to deliver for social care has fallen, the number of older and disabled […]
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It also means care workers are understandably reluctant to challenge their employers when things aren’t as they should be, for fear of […]
Research by the Local Government Information Unit included responses from 131 councils in England and Wales which showed that adult social care was the greatest immediate priority for more […]
All local authorities in England should be allowed to keep a greater share than they do currently of business rates so they can afford to fund social care properly, says UNISON today (Wednesday). The union is urging the government to grant councils better terms along similar lines to a deal agreed earlier this month with […]
The union wrote to all the councils yesterday, International Women’s Day, warning that thousands of women across the country “are suffering the effects of in-work poverty, despite their […]
Their proposals threaten a further demolition of the welfare state, which will leave all but the very poorest forced to cough up for their care.
Mencap has agreed to pay care workers above the national minimum wage for sleep-ins, following a successful campaign by UNISON. The charity has been in dispute with UNISON over its failure to pay care staff the minimum wage when providing on-call night care. Some carers had previously been paid a flat rate of £25 for a […]
The findings are based on survey responses from more than 1,000 care staff working in private and local authority care homes across the UK. They present a worrying picture of residents – who […]
And delegates heard from a service user when Chris Nykiel of Leeds local government told them: “As a […]
The total bill has been estimated at between £160m and £400m and the government has given the employers extra time to pay up, after many said they faced […]
Government move a ‘cruel blow’ to carers denied the minimum wage for sleep-ins
Yorkshire council becomes the largest local authority to sign UNISON’s charter
Scottish council signs charter committing it to standards for care workers and those they care for
North-East council becomes the latest to commit itself to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter
“Our government and our country must show they care about those who care for our loved ones,” he added. Care is […]