Search Results for “Local government” tagged social workers

Career development and pay proposals must be properly funded

Just 1% of social workers questioned by UNISON believe the government’s reforms address the main concerns they face. The government wants to give councils the power […]

Yet, at a time when children’s services are experiencing a funding shortfall of £600m, the government is giving £23m to private companies – including private construction company Mott MacDonald – […]

Local government workers facing coronavirus risks and pressures

UNISON encourages social workers to complete a short survey to feed back on the government’s positions, before 6 May

The government argued that the move would have allowed “a local authority in England to test different ways of […]

“Children can't be protected from abuse on the cheap. The government must give councils the cash they need to recruit more child protection staff and keep all children […]

Staff say “market forces” supplement should be applied across the board

Survey of young people shows that 93% do not think that the government is doing enough to help them to cope with the recession

Significant changes needed to give proper support instead of ‘firefighting’

The government says the move will “enable a local authority in England to test different ways of working, with a […]

UNISON in local government Key Issues: Cuts to local services Campaigns: A Million Voices for Public Services UNISON […]

We’ve seen our local resources cut – statutory services cut, early help services, cuts to voluntary agencies we work […]

Have your say on changes to social work registration

“Children and family social work has always been a challenging and busy field, however after 20 years I feel I can say that I have never seen things this bad.”