Why we’re campaigning for a real living wage in care
Why we’re campaigning for a real living wage in care
Government ministers must improve care pay if they’re to succeed in filling huge numbers of vacancies, UNISON says today. The government has launched a new recruitment campaign ‘Care for Others. Make a Difference’ to boost the number of workers in adult social care as existing staff are forced to take time off to self-isolate or […]
Dozens of elderly people, including those with dementia, will now have to find somewhere else to live as Derbyshire County Council confirms it will close seven care homes. Residents at the homes in Sandiacre, West Hallam, Clowne, Tibshelf, Brimington, New Mills and Bakewell will be forced to move out by September 2022. Derbyshire County Council’s […]
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
“The vast majority of workers will also be left with next to nothing save for a small increase in the minimum wage. These […]
But migrant workers are now propping up the broken care system. "Many overseas care workers have paid extortionate […]
Care shortages having serious impact on vulnerable
An overwhelming majority (97%) of workers say their care employer is currently experiencing staffing shortages with burnout, overwork, and […]
The government itself predicts the loss of up to 70,000 care home workers because of its policy. This is in addition to existing vacancies in care which currently stand at […]
Plan to fix care is needed right now
Poor government decision making at the heart of problems
It’s great that it’s raised the profile of workers in the community sector who are providing services that are keeping people safe, healthy and […]
NHS staff, care workers, frontline council staff, education workers and police staff are just some of the workers risking […]
A big change for homecare workers in Knowsley
Sirona has halted its plans to restructure working patterns that would leave carers "owing" bosses 30 minutes of work per shift […]