Care sector faces ‘long and hard’ road to recovery after years of neglect, says UNISON    

Fair pay agreement and national care service are needed for people get vital support.

Black History Month 2024: migrant care workers speak out

UNISON spotlights Black care workers, who represent a fifth of the adult social care workforce

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

North West migrant care workers win victory against modern slavery

Salford mayor becomes the first to sign a new migrant care workers charter, created with the help of migrant workers themselves

Fair pay agreement essential to boost social care workforce, says UNISON 

Wages must reflect the skills, training and dedication of care staff

The game changer

UNISON policy officer Guy Collis on what a fair pay agreement – as touted in the government’s New Deal For Working People – would mean for the care sector

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Birmingham City Council building

Stats reveal the impact of funding cuts on local government

One story is an anecdote – the stories of millions of workers become statistics

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Care worker climb down over families shows government in chaos, says UNISON

Ministers could have spared overseas care staff weeks of worry

Home health care worker and an elderly couple

UNISON publishes report on the future of the minimum wage

The new collection of essays looks at how the minimum wage could evolve

Government tearing families and social care apart with immigration rules, says UNISON

Christina McAnea comments on Justin Welby’s concerns over government visa rules

Matt Hancock continues to ‘shirk responsibility’ for pandemic lives lost, says UNISON   

Christina McAnea says ministers must show they ‘care about social care’

Better pay is the solution to England’s care recruitment crisis, says UNISON

The need for a new national care service grows more pressing with each passing day. 

COVID Wall with Christina McAnea in front

Blog: Matt Hancock made for grim listening at the COVID Inquiry

He continues to forget that his department as Secretary of State was not just for health, but social care too

Majority of homecare staff are unpaid for travel between visits

Employers must pay for time between visits to ensure fair wages

Support Guaranteed: The roadmap to a national care service

A new report from the Fabian Society was launched at Westminster last week

Portrait of Christina McAnea

Blog: Launching UNISON’s campaign for a National Care Service

It’s time for change. Social care should become part of a nationally recognised institution, as respected as the NHS