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UNISON urges councils to ensure care staff are properly paid

Call comes after the government ‘names and shames’ companies in England and Wales for flouting minimum wage legislation

Article, News 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.

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.

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.

Scrap mandatory vaccine deadline or risk decimating the care sector, says UNISON

Christina McAnea warns of ‘catastrophic’ staffing crisis unless government abandons draconian policy

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.

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

In a speech to Labour conference, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea also criticised Boris […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Social care is a national problem needing a national solution

Central rather than local government funding needed

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Voices from the care frontline

Before the meeting, we asked some of the workers speaking to explain why they’re committed to raising […]

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

Urgent action needed to fix care staffing, says UNISON

Pay hike and total overhaul required

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Double-jab rule risks care collapse, says UNISON

Christina McAnea warns of staffing catastrophe ahead of double-jab deadline

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Staffing levels in care ‘dangerously low’ with dying residents denied dignified end, says UNISON survey  

Survey shows staff having to choose between supporting residents in final hours and needs of other residents

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Dithering over social care must end immediately with a proper pay boost for workers

Care shortages having serious impact on vulnerable

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Plans to close eight buildings that provide services to people with learning disabilities are out of order, says UNISON

Staff at the properties marked for closure have been left in the dark as to how these changes would impact their jobs as Derbyshire […]

Article, News on the UNISON East Midlands 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.