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UNISON welcomes government move after months of campaigning on Children and Social Work Bill (England)

Social workers are struggling with heavy caseloads, working longer hours and going without lunch breaks, according to a survey by UNISON and Community Care magazine. Nearly half (48%) of respondents said the volume of cases they were responsible for left them feeling ‘over the limit,’ and more than half (56%) blamed staff shortages for their heavy workload. […]

Former social worker honoured by the Queen

“We see more and more families coming into our remit because of these environmental factors. You can’t deny the link between austerity and people’s lives getting harder and harder.”

The government must give councils the cash they need to recruit more child protection staff and keep all children safe

Union’s local government conference hears call to boycott government’s controversial new scheme

Her views on privatisation and outsourcing are clear as well. “If I was a minister, I would bring it all back in house,” […]

“Children and family social work has always been a challenging and busy field, however after 20 years I feel I can say that I have never seen things this bad.”

Have your say on changes to social work registration

Nominations close at midnight on Friday 19 July

The union has been working with Social Work England on its development, but stresses that UNISON itself provides specialist representation for social workers

Local government workers facing coronavirus risks and pressures

Nominations close at midnight on Friday 23 July

UNISON encourages social workers to complete a short survey to feed back on the government’s positions, before 6 May

It represents workers in many public services including education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy, with more than 1.3 million members. They are employed in the public, voluntary […]