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Gita Paul was born in Lithuania and came to the UK in 2005 as a 20-year-old looking for work.

Petition launched by UNISON as homes are threatened with closure

Delegations of residents and relatives from the homes targeted for closure, along with UNISON members met with MLAs on the steps of Parliament Buildings, in Belfast […]

Cornish care company Cormac has signed up to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter, the first in the South West to do so

Date

20 November 2015 10:00am–11:30am

Northern Ireland regional secretary Patricia McKeown says announcement that two of seven Four Seasons homes have been bought by local companies comes as a source of relief to the residents and the affected staff

Anheddau Cyf sacks 300 people to re-engage them only if they accept swinging cuts to their terms and conditions

“I work with elderly people who have substance abuse problems, dementia, and mental health problems. “A lot of the residents we’re getting now are highly dependent […]

UNISON is calling on the Northern Health Trust for immediate intervention to protect the rights of the residents, and the jobs of the Four Seasons […]

It’s impossible to read these stories and not wish for a proper solution to our care crisis – and that will require money and political will to achieve

Women share their experience as carers at Brighton conference

Ethical Care Charter commits council to living wage and not using zero-hours contracts or 15-minute visits, giving dignity to vulnerable people

Email your MP to add their voice to tomorrow’s (23 March) Westminster Hall debate

And despite the persistent scourge of low pay, a legal national minimum wage is part of what makes our […]

East Midlands council signs up to quality care and fair pay during National Carers’ Week