Christina McAnea warns of ‘catastrophic’ staffing crisis unless government abandons draconian policy
Christina McAnea warns of ‘catastrophic’ staffing crisis unless government abandons draconian policy
The government’s failure to deal with the growing staffing crisis in social care risks worsening the mounting mental health toll on workers, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says £5.3bn promised comes nowhere near what’s needed
“A detailed plan is needed first to mend and future-proof a sector broken by years of neglect. Only then will the cost of making good the […]
Call comes after the government ‘names and shames’ companies in England and Wales for flouting minimum wage legislation
Donna Rowe-Merriman says measure will do more harm than good
Christina McAnea says Boris Johnson hasn’t delivered nearly two years on from pledge
Christina McAnea responds to Public Accounts Committee report
Christina McAnea says government must reform sector and ensure employers guarantee full pay
Widespread take-up of the Covid vaccine across the care workforce is essential, says UNISON. But it believes government plans for mandatory vaccinations would be counterproductive and […]
Much-needed reforms missing from parliamentary agenda
Plan to fix care is needed right now
Everyone depending on or delivering social care is tired of empty words and broken pledges. “The care sector and the vulnerable people it supports desperately need a […]
UNISON and Mencap write to Boris Johnson urging investigation into sleep-in pay
Care workers will make the case for a real living wage direct to Essex County Council candidates today as part of an online Citizens Assembly. They are joining more than 100 community leaders seeking a number of commitments from candidates, including making the council an accredited Living Wage organisation, and ensuring all care contracts in […]