Search Results for “Local government” tagged homecare

Ann Glover, UNISON Eastern's head of local government, said: "We are really pleased to be bringing this charter to Norfolk and we hope that the […]

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

Survey shows 19% of councils in England do not know whether the homecare providers they commission pay their staff the national minimum wage

"We hope that this ruling will now open the floodgates for similar rulings and urge HMRC to continue taking action in the sector. "UNISON is clear that this practice is sadly endemic due to a […]

UNISON wants the UK and Scottish governments to ban 15-minute slots, and is urging councils to sign up to the union’s ethical care […]

Dominic MacAskill, UNISON Cymru/Wales head of local government, commented: "Mark is a tremendous workforce representative and has demonstrated a clear vision and […]

Flouting of minimum wage law must be challenged, says the union.

  Heather Wakefield, UNISON Head of Local Government, said: “Homecare workers provide one of the most valuable public services imaginable. They […]

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 […]

Delegates hear of the successes and continuing challenges in battle to protect social care workers and the people who need their care

The union has been raising concerns about the impact of government cuts on social care since austerity measures were forced on local authorities more than five years […]

Yasmin Qureshi gives her support to Bolton UNISON petition urging council to sign-up to UNISON’s care charter

And government guidance is clear that they should be paid for this: “Unless they are genuinely self-employed […]

UNISON members working for Care UK took their struggle to London today, where they lobbied Bridgepoint Capital, the private equity investor that bought the company in 2010

Discussion in Parliament is informed by the work of UNISON and the experiences of members working in homecare