Ethical Care Charter commits council to living wage and not using zero-hours contracts or 15-minute visits, giving dignity to vulnerable people
Ethical Care Charter commits council to living wage and not using zero-hours contracts or 15-minute visits, giving dignity to vulnerable people
MPs praise UNISON’s campaign to support care workers who are ‘illegally’ under paid
East Midlands council signs up to quality care and fair pay during National Carers’ Week
It used to take Judith Montgomery three and a half hours to earn two hours’ pay.
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Health and social care partnership commits to achieving fair work, better pay and improved quality of care on eve of Living Wage Week
North Ayrshire becomes latest local authority to put its name to union’s Ethical Care Charter, committing itself to standards for home care services and working conditions
Council’s ruling Labour group pledges to introduce UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter after May’s council elections
Conference pledges to campaign on funding crisis and step up action to organise workers
Care workers and those they look after are suffering because standards are routinely being breached
North-East council becomes the latest to commit itself to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter
In Birmingham, home care workers are striking this Saturday, because they’ve been pushed to breaking point. Government cuts to local authority budgets have led to Birmingham City Council slashing the home care/enablement budget by 40%.
Announcement comes as part of plans to bring social care and NHS services closer together
Decision comes after a lengthy campaign by UNISON
‘We believe the Court of Appeal got this decision completely wrong and will do everything we can to reverse it’