Care employers are losing people in droves to warehouses, supermarkets and online retailers able to pay more for less stressful work
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UNISON welcomes Welsh pay announcement for care workers
Care workers to get £1,000 payment, and will receive the real living wage. But the union says more needs to be done for the whole care team
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Salford city branch win £19m pay rise for care workers across England
After sustained campaigning from UNISON, large care provider commits to paying the real living wage to employees
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Blog: the fight goes on for fairness in social care pay
UNISON will continue campaigning with renewed vigour for the major reform that the care sector so desperately needs
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Chancellor must use the budget to show social care really matters
The case for the wholesale reform of the UK care system has never been stronger
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The government needs to get tough with care home operators not paying their share of tax
Unscrupulous employers are exploiting the UK care system and shifting profits offshore
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Outsourcing must end to restore public services
Privatisation and outsourcing have failed the public and workers
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‘I wish the government understood’ – why carers need a real wage
UNISON is campaigning for carers to be paid a real living wage and here, care worker Gail explains just a little of why their work should be rewarded properly
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Government must step in to prevent vaccine strong-arm tactics towards care staff
Companies should be informing not intimidating employees
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Celebrities back call for fair pay for care workers, says UNISON
Joanna Lumley and comedian Jo Brand want living wage for staff
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Blog: Now is the time to end this national scandal
Care workers need a living wage and the country needs a national care service. It’s time to Pay Fair for Care
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Covid deaths show those with caring jobs are still at highest risk, says UNISON
Christina McAnea says care and NHS staff paying ‘tragic price’ for doing their jobs
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Ministers must deliver a long-term plan for the social care sector
The care system is fragmented, underfunded and understaffed
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‘I can’t afford to retire’ – why carers need a living wage
Three out of four care workers don’t earn the living wage. UNISON vice president Sian Stockham is one of them and she’s leading the national fight to raise carers’ pay
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Care workers looking after sick and elderly still not getting regular Covid tests, says UNISON
Government failing on pledge to test staff every seven days
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Care workers left high and dry by chancellor
Government money not enough to fix broken care system
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Care staff deserve equal pay with the NHS
Reform of the care sector is long overdue
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Have compassion for the unhappy
Stretch out a hand but
don’t clasp. Seize what’s left
on the floor
against the door.
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Pandemic public inquiry call
The damning report by MPs into hospital patients in England being discharged into care homes without a Covid-19 test reinforces the need for a public inquiry, sooner rather than later, into the…Read more…
New care home death figures show government claims of protecting the sector ring hollow
Never again should the concerns of staff, unions and employers be ignored
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