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Boosting sick pay during the pandemic would have helped prevent virus spread

Matt Hancock’s enthusiasm for boosting sick pay would have been far more helpful when he was health secretary

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Blog: Matt Hancock made for grim listening at the COVID Inquiry

He found the levers to make vaccination mandatory for care workers, but not sick pay. Even now, when the time is right for self-reflection […]

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

Lessons must be learned from government’s pandemic care home policy, says UNISON

Christina McAnea says Matt Hancock failed to protect staff and residents

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.