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This means bad news for those who use care services, their communities and the workers who provide the care they need. “I agree with UNISON,” Labour’s Liz McInnes told fellow […]

It also means care workers are understandably reluctant to challenge their employers when things aren’t as they should be […]

Research reveals the pressure on councils

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 […]

UNISON Cymru/Wales writes to all country’s councils on International Women’s Day

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 vast majority (83 per cent) of care workers say they are so rushed they are compromising the dignity and well-being of the people they look […]

“Branches must make sure homecare workers are recruited as a priority, not as an afterthought,” she urged. Conference adopted a motion […]

Care workers owed up to six years’ back pay after being paid below the minimum wage will have to wait until October for the money they are owed after a government announcement today

The issue comes after two employment tribunal cases over how much care workers providing overnight care to vulnerable people and ‘sleeping in’ should be paid. This ruled […]

“Ensuring fair employment conditions for care workers is essential if they are to improve the quality of life of the people they look after,” said Mr […]

Scottish council signs charter committing it to standards for care workers and those they care for

“UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter highlights the key role care workers play in society, by fighting to secure the pay and working conditions they deserve.” Council […]

Care workers, union activists and organisers met in groups to hear about and discuss four areas of concern […]