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But homecare in the UK is being destroyed by the government's local government spending cuts, and the impact on those in need of care - as well as those providing it - is […]

The move follows Welsh Government research that found a "substantial number" of Wales’s 18,000 homecare workers – possibly as […]

The union is urging the government to end the systematic underpayment that it believes is widespread in the sector, by tweaking […]

“While local councils everywhere have undoubtedly been hit by government cuts, councillors have made the wrong […]

Across the UK, 26 local authorities have so far got behind UNISON’s charter, including 8 in the capital. It commits […]

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

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

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

Given the harsh financial climate in which local authorities are operating, UNISON says it is not surprised that there has been no change in the […]

“The government, local councils and the care companies all know that social care is in a dire state, that there’s […]

Employers must pay for time between visits to ensure fair wages

Their jobs are stressful enough.” UNISON Scotland local government chair Mark Ferguson added that the union is aware of issues around the supply of PPE and continues […]

UNISON gleaned its information about local authority operations under the Freedom of Information Act. It found no improvement in the attitude […]

Using a Freedom of Information (FoI) request, UNISON reveals that more than half (54%) of local authorities in England don’t state in their contracts that firms must pay employees for time […]

The UNISON survey findings mirror those of the FoI request to local councils. Three quarters (74 per cent) of homecare workers who responded felt they did not have […]