Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged retired people: health and social care

Act now for fair pay for homecare workers

Labour MP - and former UNISON president - Dave Anderson has submitted an early day motion on the subject, which […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Ask your MP to help end illegal pay for care workers this Wednesday

The Westminster Hall debate about care workers takes takes at 9:30am and is a great opportunity for us to get MPs to debate the problem of illegally paid care workers and […]

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.

Doncaster carers strike against massive cuts

But last year, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council handed the contract to Care UK. Late in the year, the company announced that it wished to change the […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Taking care in Westminster

Conservative member Baroness Gardner called for a nationally-recognised standard of training, which should not be too complicated or difficult for people to achieve, while […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

New council cuts will hit more vital services, says UNISON

Local councils are under government cosh, says union, and tells Eric Pickles to ‘get into the real world’

Article on the UNISON National site.

Up to 200,000 homecare workers ‘paid less than minimum wage’ says UNISON

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

Milton Keynes signs up to UNISON ethical care charter

“The council’s adoption of the charter enables good employment conditions and quality training, which helps to reduce staff turnover and improve the quality of care for […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Dave Prentis joins Care UK strikers

The private company, which was handed a contract to care for vulnerable people with learning difficulties last year, wants to inflict […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON challenges councils to embrace Ethical Care Charter

As report highlights the crisis in our home care system, UNISON’s charter would improve care for those who receive it and those who provide it

Article on the UNISON National site.

Thousands mobilise for TUC demos across the UK

The marches in London, Glasgow and Belfast will send the government a strong message that people want a Future that Works

Article on the UNISON National site.

Scrap the cap

UNISON, the Pensioners Convention and United for All Ages present peers with 10 key questions on the draft Care Bill

Article on the UNISON National site.

Doncaster care workers strike again

Although the union has tried to negotiate, Care UK refuses to back down from plans to slash the pay, terms and conditions of the workforce. The workers took a second week of strike action in March […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

MPs debate the problems facing homecare workers

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON urges members to lobby their MPs over new ‘gagging law’

New law threatens to gag charities, NGOs, blogs, think-tanks, trade unions and other campaigning organisations by severely restricting how much money they can spend on political campaigning in the year running up to a general election

Article on the UNISON National site.