However, months went by and carers working for Integra Community Living Options did not see any extra money in their pay packets. Union members […]
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Deep-rooted staffing problems will only begin to be resolved by addressing endemic low pay in the sector.
‘Social care now needs to be moved to the front of the queue’
It’s time for change. Social care should become part of a nationally recognised institution, as respected as the NHS
Delegates heard how the tactic has been prevalent in the community and voluntary sectors for decades, and without proper legislative protection employers will continue to use this dodgy […]
The union is ringing the alarm bell about the numbers of staff leaving the sector. A Skills for Care report last month showed that staff turnover rates for social care in England were at 30% for […]
- Date
- 1 December 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm
- Location
- Outside Endeavour House, Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX
Join UNISON to push Suffolk County Council to: Invest more in recruitment and retention of care staff, Halt the haemorrhaging of staff leaving the care sector, Ensure any underspend is dedicated to raising the level of staff in social care. This protest is part of UNISON Suffolk County’s You Care, We Care campaign. Outcome
The prime minister and the health secretary must make social care a priority.
Pay and proper planning is key to fixing NHS and social care
For too long, the government has ignored pay and staffing.
Thousands of care workers in Wales are facing a double whammy of sky-high bills and the threat of poverty after the latest government decision on sick pay, warns public services union UNISON. Care workers in Wales will not receive any top up to their sick pay if they have to self-isolate from the end of […]
The government’s had years to improve the workforce situation but has done little.
Nothing short of a complete overhaul of the care sector will do.
Whether it’s gender equality, green jobs or a more productive economy – social care should be a central part of a modern industrial strategy, Westminster event hears
Cabinet shares responsibility with Boris Johnson for state of the UK