Call comes after the government ‘names and shames’ companies in England and Wales for flouting minimum wage legislation
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Love, LGBT+ history and more wins
February may have been cold and wet but the UNISON fires burned brightly this month
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Rotherham Council signs UNISON’s ethical care charter
Authority makes commitment to ensure staff are treated with respect
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Social care record condemned
Seminar hears that government has been in office for almost 10 years, yet has not even produced a green paper on social care
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Come rain or shine, UNISON’s on the case
July might have meant the start of the summer holidays proper, but UNISON and our members are still on the case
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Blog: Decent quality care is something which benefits the whole community
Care workers provide an exceptional service, so they deserve to be treated with respect. Today’s signing – and every council who signs up to the charter – helps ensure more care workers benefit. And…Read more…
Blog: Signing a charter – and ticking off a pledge
As more councils sign our Ethical Care Charter, thousands more care workers secure greater protection at work, better pay and more training
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Plymouth City Council signs UNISON’s ethical care charter
Plymouth City Council will become the latest local authority to sign up to UNISON’s ethical care charter today (Monday). Council leaders will join UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis to formally…Read more…
North west council becomes latest to sign up to ethical care
A big change for homecare workers in Knowsley
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Welsh Government cracks down on zero-hour contracts in homecare
UNISON praises ‘one step forward in dealing with the complex issue of precarious employment’
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Magic March
March was a momentous month for UNISON members – not least because of a proposed revamp of NHS pay that could benefit a million health workers.
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York council agrees to sign Ethical Care Charter
Decision comes after a lengthy campaign by UNISON
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Manchester City Council moves to lift carers’ pay
Announcement comes as part of plans to bring social care and NHS services closer together
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Blog: Coming together for the benefit of our members
Different people from different professions and backgrounds, all with different skills, coming together, pooling their resources and their energy for the benefit of all UNISON members and the…Read more…
Hartlepool signs up for ethical care
North-East council becomes the latest to commit itself to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter
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Stirling becomes latest council to sign up to Ethical Care Charter
“Social care workers provide a lifeline service for vulnerable people,” UNISON branch secretary Lorraine Thomson said this week as she welcomed Stirling Council in Scotland signing up to the…Read more…
Sheffield signs up to the Ethical Care Charter
Yorkshire council becomes the largest local authority to sign UNISON’s charter
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Manchester City Council Commits to Ethical Care
The Council is signing UNISON’s ethical care charters
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Protecting Haringey home care workers with new charter
Care workers in the London borough of Haringey are to be given the time and support they need to do their work, through a new ethical charter. Haringey Council has signed up to UNISON’s ethical care…Read more…
Swansea signs up to ethical care
Council’s ruling Labour group pledges to introduce UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter after May’s council elections
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