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And as August drew to an end, 50 of the Birmingham workers travelled to London in the middle of a week of strikes. The journey […]
Elderly and vulnerable people in residential care homes are being left in re-used continence pads, denied trips to the toilet and kept indoors for days on end because of severe staff shortages, according to a survey published today (Sunday) by UNISON. The vast majority (83 per cent) of care workers say they are so rushed […]
"Social care was his brief, but he failed in his duty to keep thousands of vulnerable people and workers safe. His boast about a ‘protective ring’ was a complete fiction. "If there are any lessons […]
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 […]
‘When the clapping dies down, UNISON will still be fighting for care workers to be properly treated’
Government move a ‘cruel blow’ to carers denied the minimum wage for sleep-ins
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, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on the social care sector and care workers. Tens of thousands of […]
And the government’s hopeless ‘no jab, no job’ policy is about to make the situation a whole lot worse. “Ministers can’t keep wringing their hands or […]
Call comes after the government ‘names and shames’ companies in England and Wales for flouting minimum wage legislation
Christina McAnea says Boris Johnson hasn’t delivered nearly two years on from pledge
UNISON and Mencap write to Boris Johnson urging investigation into sleep-in pay
Christina McAnea says National Audit Office’s concerns are ‘hugely significant’
Christina McAnea says shameful employment practices and low wages need tackling