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Majority of homecare staff are unpaid for travel between visits

Employers must pay for time between visits to ensure fair wages

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Blog: Matt Hancock made for grim listening at the COVID Inquiry

He continues to forget that his department as Secretary of State was not just for health, but social care too

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

Pay key to solving crisis in social care, says UNISON

Low wages and inadequate sick pay to blame for thousands of care workers quitting

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Fixing broken social care system would be best tribute to staff, says UNISON

Christina McAnea says day of remembrance must be catalyst for positive change

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Take the profiteering out of care sector and pay staff fair wages, says UNISON 

She said workers should be paid at least the real living wage and there should be a full and independent public inquiry into the government’s handling of the […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Invest in the health workforce and public services to learn pandemic lessons

Keynote speech renews call for immediate pandemic inquiry

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Huge vacancy rates across care sector adding to staff mental health crisis

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

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government has no plan for social care, says UNISON

Christina McAnea says £5.3bn promised comes nowhere near what’s needed

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

New social care levy shows government priorities are all wrong, says UNISON       

Christina McAnea says government wrong to focus on funding before reform

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Social care needs a radical overhaul urgently to value the vulnerable and staff

Christina McAnea responds to Public Accounts Committee report

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Levelling up won’t mean anything without decent public services

Much-needed reforms missing from parliamentary agenda

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government must deliver after years of broken pledges to reform social care, says UNISON    

Gavin Edwards says social care should be equal in excellence to the NHS

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Persuasion not coercion must be the key to drive vaccine take-up, says UNISON

Mandatory jabs are the wrong approach and a massive distraction.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Supreme Court sleep-in appeal decision is blow for ​everyone in social care, says UNISON        

Christina McAnea says government must act now to overhaul broken system where staff are paid a pittance

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Blog: A union with plenty to shout about

An active and vital union, supporting our fabulous members

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.