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Care workers in Powys face fire and rehire

Care workers in Powys have been stripped of their paid break times and must now work longer hours

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Greater Manchester care workers win Living Wage award

UNISON members have secured the Living Wage for care workers in six out of ten Manchester councils

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Improving pay is the way to solve care staffing crisis

Slick ad campaign glosses over exploitation and lack of sick pay

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Care workers take centre stage at local government conference

“Insourcing, insourcing, insourcing is the solution to market failure”, delegates hear

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Absence of sick pay for care workers shows system needs reform

Survey shows extent of inadequate sick pay

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Care bosses taking home 13 times wages of workers, says UNISON report

Urgent reform of care is the answer

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Care workers put their lives on the line for £8.72 an hour during COVID

When UNISON’s community service group held it’s conference in Glasgow last week, pay for social care workers was top of the agenda

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Wage and sick pay reform needed in health and social care

Action needed to deal with staff burnout

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Post-pandemic contract would give low-paid care workers a better deal

Living wage and proper sick pay essential

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Making a national care service – from roadmap to reality

The Fabian Society’s National Care Service Summit, hosted at UNISON Centre, gave nearly 80 care sector stakeholders the opportunity to discuss […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Ministers must end jab compulsion to prevent care home catastrophe

Action needed immediately to stop staffing crisis

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Isolation changes must happen with boosted safety measures, says UNISON

‘Pingdemic’ should not be used to bully staff back to work

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Compulsory jabs risk driving staff away and are the wrong approach

Undervalued and underpaid workers could walk away

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government’s hostile policies are worsening already dire staffing shortages in care, says UNISON

“Unless the government gets a grip soon, reforms care and boosts wages for its highly skilled workforce, the situation will soon become catastrophic.” […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Care staff announce strikes over fire and rehire plans

St Monica Trust workers line up five strike days

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.