New report argues that care workers are overlooked, undervalued and in desperate need of investment
New report argues that care workers are overlooked, undervalued and in desperate need of investment
UNISON releases figures as workers take a third day of action in fight against company cutting pay
February is the month of romance, what with Valentine’s Day and Heart UNISON week – and UNISON members were definitely feeling the love during the last 28 days.
UNISON members could lose £2,000 a year under plan by private company
A big change for homecare workers in Knowsley
Birmingham care workers are on strike because the council thinks they’re an easy target for cuts
There was no lying on sun-loungers for UNISON or many of our members involved in key struggles at work
Birmingham council wants to cut the hours – and pay – of its enablement team that works to help vulnerable people stay in their homes
UNISON reacted angrily to the plans to axe more than half of Suffolk’s police community support officers (PCSOs), arguing that it would put public safety at risk. The proposed […]
Strike action on hold pending further talks
UNISON member and care worker Nicole Stanfield Caile went to Parliament recently to put the case for care workers
“Our government and our country must show they care about those who care for our loved ones,” general secretary […]
Extra shifts are unworkable.” He added that the local council “created Sirona, it pays the firm to provide care services, and it cut Sirona’s funding […]
Care workers in Cornwall who look after people in their own homes are to be given more support to do their work. Cornwall Council has today signed Unison’s Ethical Care Charter which sets out a series of commitments to protect the rights of homecare workers and ensure dignity in care delivery through a consistent, well […]
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, […]