Search Results for “Local government” tagged homecare

Homecare in the UK is being destroyed by the government’s local government spending cuts

It’s impossible to read these stories and not wish for a proper solution to our care crisis – and that will require money and political will to achieve

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Travel time and the national minimum wage – local government guide

Bargaining Support Guide

Media on the UNISON National site.

Government to launch care investigation as MPs debate pay

Contribution after contribution from MPs condemned the government's failure to do more to stop illegal pay rates in the sector, given the terrible impact the […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON urges government to end national scandal over homecare minimum wage cheats

Failure to honour the minimum wage is endemic across the care sector as many homecare workers are unpaid for the time they travel between home visits – which can be up to a fifth of their working day, says UNISON today (Thursday). The union is urging the government to end the systematic underpayment that it […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON gives evidence on growing social care funding crisis

Many local authorities do not pay care providers enough to deliver appropriate care packages and the vast […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

The crisis in care

I’ve worked in homecare for 20 years. I started in 1995, with a local authority. I started to see a decline in the standard of care from 2008, when I started full-time […]

Magazine on the UNISON National site.

Latest council signs up to Ethical Care Charter

Cheshire West and Chester is latest local authority to sign up to better care and better conditions for care workers

News on the UNISON National site.

New council cuts will hit more vital services, says UNISON

The details announced by Local Government Secretary, Eric Pickles of how much each council will be allocated […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Conference attacks increasing use of zero-hours contracts

Paul Holmes for the local government executive said that, "when people start talking about 'the new world', they're invariably talking […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

EPSU leader spells out the Europe we want

EPSU general secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan’s message to UNISON’s local government conference was that we could change Europe for the betterment of the majority of its people

Article on the UNISON National site.

Home care: Low paid workers told to wait for back pay

UNISON Dave Prentis reacted sharply to the government ‘compromise’, calling it “a huge blow for low-paid workers”. The issue comes after two […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON welcomes sign-up to Ethical Care Charter

Welcoming the move, UNISON national secretary for local government Heather Wakefield said: "Home care workers are at the heart of a decent, caring society and do a […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON welcomes Equality and Human Rights Commission report into homecare

Heather Wakefield, UNISON Head of Local Government, said: "Local councils are suffering from dreadful cuts but this can never be an excuse for the […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Social care and homecare seminar covers many topics

Seminar encourages members to get involved in campaigns

Article on the UNISON National site.

Camden Council adopts Ethical Care Charter

Latest local authority to adopt charter will help people in the borough who receive homecare services as well as the 860 strong home care workforce

Article on the UNISON National site.