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Care workers to get £1,000 payment, and will receive the real living wage. But the union says more needs to be done for the whole care team

Christina McAnea says care and NHS staff paying ‘tragic price’ for doing their jobs

Three out of four care workers don’t earn the living wage. UNISON vice president Sian Stockham is one of them and she’s leading the national fight to raise carers’ pay

Applause and appreciation do not replace pay and practical support for our public service workers

Survey reveals failure of basic measures to halt infection spread

‘When the clapping dies down, UNISON will still be fighting for care workers to be properly treated: paid living wages, with proper job security and career structures.’

UNISON welcomes set of solid proposals that will improve the lives of so many

It makes no sense to go all out on a recruitment drive

Instead of investing in staffing, ministers introduced restrictive immigration policies and cut training budgets, all of which end up costing the NHS more than necessary in the long term

A big change for homecare workers in Knowsley

Strike action on hold pending further talks

24 May 2018 Embargo: 00.01hrs Friday 25 May 2018 Charity’s excessive surveillance is harming care of the vulnerable, says UNISON National care charity – Community Integrated Care (CIC) – is subjecting its staff to such a degree of surveillance that they are unable to care for vulnerable people properly, says UNISON today (Friday). CIC employees […]

Announcement comes as part of plans to bring social care and NHS services closer together

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

Claire Sweeney is shown with a stopwatch timing stressed care worker Nisha as she rushes around trying to […]