The social care sector won't get back on its feet and deliver the support needed by millions if it can't pay the rates needed to attract, keep and […]
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Pay and proper planning is key to fixing NHS and social care
The desperate shortage of workers and huge funding shortfall is placing the entire system at risk of collapse. The focus cannot be profit […]
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 […]
Only last week ministers could have acted to stop the exodus of porters, healthcare assistants and other NHS staff with an above-inflation wage rise. But chose not to. “Instead, the […]
“Supermarkets are paying better rates without the stress, so it’s no surprise that people are jumping ship. “Nothing […]
And, crucially, a properly funded social care system is vital to women: not only do they make up the […]
Cabinet shares responsibility with Boris Johnson for state of the UK
They had been “ignored by most people and politicians” until the preventable deaths that followed when vulnerable people were discharged […]
Social care workers in Suffolk are taking their campaign for fair pay straight to county councillors on Thursday with a rally outside council headquarters. Union UNISON has organised the demonstration to persuade councillors to support a motion recognising the vital work of social care staff. The motion, proposed by Labour’s Sandy Martin, calls on Suffolk […]
- Date
- 26 May 2022 5:00pm–6:00pm
Social care is in crisis – for staff and those relying on it. But if care workers get together we can transform the sector. Join our working group to discuss ways we can improve pay and conditions in the Eastern region. At this meeting we are going to focus on the current cost of living […]
But ministers' actions in the early days of the pandemic meant the exact opposite. "Covid spread like wildfire as untested but positive patients were […]
Delegates told conference that is it ‘shameful’ that, throughout the pandemic, social care workers were exposed to deadly risks without appropriate PPE. Before the […]
“Covid tore through care homes in the early days of the pandemic and many lives were lost. This must never happen again. “Earlier this week high-street […]
- Date
- 19 May 2022 1:00pm–2:00pm
Join UNISON and put pressure on Suffolk County Council to: Pay at least the real living wage to all care workers, Secure full sick pay for care workers, Provide paid training and development opportunities for this sector. Bring your flags and whistles and lets show some support for your care workers in Suffolk! Speakers Sandy […]