Staff say “market forces” supplement should be applied across the board
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Major investment needed to tackle a social work system in crisis
Significant changes needed to give proper support instead of ‘firefighting’
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Government must show commitment to social worker reform, says UNISON
Career development and pay proposals must be properly funded
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Have your say on how Social Work England regulates social workers
UNISON encourages social workers to complete a short survey to feed back on the government’s positions, before 6 May
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Nominate your social workers of the year
Nominations close at midnight on Friday 23 July
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Ministers mustn’t forget important workers delivering essential services, says UNISON
Local government workers facing coronavirus risks and pressures
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UNISON welcomes new social work regulator in England
The union has been working with Social Work England on its development, but stresses that UNISON itself provides specialist representation for social workers
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Social Worker of the Year Awards
Nominations close at midnight on Friday 19 July
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Social workers in England – speak up
Have your say on changes to social work registration
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Social workers are overworked but the data is hiding it
“Children and family social work has always been a challenging and busy field, however after 20 years I feel I can say that I have never seen things this bad.”
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LGA survey shows social workers are struggling to cope
The government must give councils the cash they need to recruit more child protection staff and keep all children safe
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Social workers speak out
“We see more and more families coming into our remit because of these environmental factors. You can’t deny the link between austerity and people’s lives getting harder and harder.”
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UNISON member awarded MBE
Former social worker honoured by the Queen
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Plans to let councils opt out of legal duties to children dropped
UNISON welcomes government move after months of campaigning on Children and Social Work Bill (England)
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UNISON backs petition to protect children’s care rights in England
Members and the public are urged to back the call to ‘protect the rights of vulnerable children and care leavers’ from plans in new bill
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Social Work Watch set to snap the state of the profession
Work in social care? Please fill in our survey describing their work day on 21 September
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Social work bill ‘does nothing to address the real problems’
UNISON joins professional associations and academic bodies to condemn plans to give ministers control over social work regulation in England
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Social workers need clear support to handle stress and workload
UNISON welcomes report from University of East Anglia on ’emotional intelligence and burnout’ in child and family social work
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Delegates vow to fight against social work privatisation
Delegates queue up to reveal the scale of the crisis affecting a vital service
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The truth about the cuts
UNISON members describe how cuts to services are affecting both themselves and the people in their care
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