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“These changes are hardly the plan to fix social care that was promised four and a half years ago. What’s […]

The ban means overseas care staff will be much less likely to come to work in the UK. But migrant workers are still very much needed

Date

26 February 2024 3:00pm–4:00pm

Location

Online

Social care workers are getting together to improve the sector. All UNISON members working in social care in the east of England are welcome to attend — it doesn’t matter if you’ve been a member for years or you’ve only just joined, it’s important you come along and make your voice heard. Join us Please […]

A care company fully owned by Norfolk County Council wants to shortchange its staff by over £500, UNISON said today. Arm-length firm Independence Matters is refusing to pass on the full nationally agreed local government pay rise for the first time since it was set up in 2013, says the union. The company provides support […]

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.

Next government must make social care a priority

Commenting on the findings from the British Social Attitudes Survey, published by the King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust which show falling levels of public satisfaction with social care, UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said

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

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

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

Date

20 May 2024 4:30pm–6:00pm

Location

Online

All UNISON members working in social care in the east of England are welcome to attend — it doesn’t matter if you’ve been a member for years or you’ve only […]

"A fair pay agreement negotiated by government, unions and employers is the most sensible way of doing […]

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Social care workers will today (Wednesday) provide key evidence to determine the future of the national minimum wage, says UNISON

Forcing unemployed into care jobs with poor wages is not the answer