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Move follows in-house trial that showed the positive impact of enhanced pay on recruitment and retention

COVID-19 has seen UNISON members having to deal with intense levels of grief – both personally and as part of their jobs. But UNISON can help

NEC agrees to ‘turn the temperature up on pay’, focus on public services in the lead up to the 6 May elections and maintain an international outlook

Long-running strike looks to be over

UNISON community conference and seminar sends message of support to Alternative Futures members striking this weekend

UNISON members could lose £2,000 a year under plan by private company

Care staff are often too overworked to have time to take elderly people to the toilet, give them a wash or console those in distress, according to a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The report, Care in Need, highlights that the crisis in England’s care system is escalating, with more than a quarter (28%) […]

Homecare workers are not taking proposed changes to their contracts lying down

A big change for homecare workers in Knowsley

The Supreme Court will now decide whether to grant the union the right to appeal against the July decision by the Court of Appeal. That […]

UNISON praises ‘one step forward in dealing with the complex issue of precarious employment’

A new ‘bill of rights’ recommended today (Friday) by MPs for care workers to end low pay and high job turnover rates has been welcomed by UNISON. This key reform has been proposed by the Communities and Local Government Committee (CLG) in a report into the funding and provision of adult social care. The Committee […]

The mayoral candidate for Great Manchester outlines plans for a fully-integrated health and social care service

Responding to Office of National Statistics figures published today (Wednesday) that show that the number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased to 905,000, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Zero-hours contracts are everywhere in social care. They give the upper hand to unscrupulous employers and silence employees who fear they’ll lose hours if they […]

Seventeen homecare workers employed across the London Borough of Haringey are taking care company Sevacare and the council to court.