Responding to the National Audit Office (NAO) report on the social care workforce published today (Thursday), UNISON’s assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “This damning report exposes the government’s lamentable approach to social care, which is letting down elderly and disabled people, as well as the dedicated staff looking after them. “Years of underfunding mean local councils […]
Community delegates recognise work of Care Workers for Change campaign in defending care services and organising a fragmented and casualised workforce
It is being driven by a £1.5m cash boost from the council to commissioned organisations that supply care staff – on the condition that the money means employees will receive a proper […]
Decision comes after a lengthy campaign by UNISON
If a society is judged on its ability to care for those who need support, what does it mean to turn caring into profit?
UNISON responds to the Public Accounts Committee report
UNISON has branded 1st Call Home Care a disgrace after finding the Plymouth care firm failing to pay workers a month’s wages. The company, which employs around 100 staff across six care homes in Plymouth, claimed the lack of pay was “a glitch”. Despite promises to deal with the issue by the end of Friday, […]
Care workers in Cornwall who look after people in their own homes are to be given more support to do their work. Cornwall Council has today signed Unison’s Ethical Care Charter which sets out a series of commitments to protect the rights of homecare workers and ensure dignity in care delivery through a consistent, well […]
The workers who are being asked to shoulder the cost of this change earn just over the national minimum wage of £7.85 an hour. UNISON organiser John Drake […]
New report published in run-up to government green paper
Towards the end of the discussion, we all spoke about what changes care workers would most like to see. Our list included: Better staffing levels of "real […]
Strike action on hold pending further talks
And as the NHS’s biggest and best union we asked Hollywood star and NHS über-fan Michael Sheen to surprise the first person born in the […]
Birmingham council wants to cut the hours – and pay – of its enablement team that works to help vulnerable people stay in their homes
With no change of heart from the Labour-controlled council in Birmingham, Mr Prentis pledged the full strength of […]
