UNISON responds to the Public Accounts Committee report
UNISON responds to the Public Accounts Committee report
If a society is judged on its ability to care for those who need support, what does it mean to turn caring into profit?
Decision comes after a lengthy campaign by UNISON
Announcement comes as part of plans to bring social care and NHS services closer together
Community delegates recognise work of Care Workers for Change campaign in defending care services and organising a fragmented and casualised workforce
“Years of underfunding mean local councils can no longer put enough money into care to meet the needs of an ageing population. Elderly and disabled residents, care staff and the NHS […]
UNISON sets out priorities at successful first national social care seminar
North-East council becomes the latest to commit itself to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter
Scottish council signs charter committing it to standards for care workers and those they care for
Yorkshire council becomes the largest local authority to sign UNISON’s charter
Government move a ‘cruel blow’ to carers denied the minimum wage for sleep-ins
Care workers owed up to six years’ back pay after being paid below the minimum wage will have to wait until October for the money they are owed after a government announcement today
Conference pledges to campaign on funding crisis and step up action to organise workers
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 […]
Mencap has agreed to pay care workers above the national minimum wage for sleep-ins, following a successful campaign by UNISON. The charity has been in dispute with UNISON over its failure to pay care staff the minimum wage when providing on-call night care. Some carers had previously been paid a flat rate of £25 for a […]