Making social care work in England

A national care service in England is becoming a reality – but there’s still much to do

Louise Almeida

The admin workers who keep the NHS running on time  

UNISON’s One Team Awards honour the vital, yet often unseen work of NHS support staff. This year’s winners all work in admin – medical PA, learning support and sterile services 

Four wooden blocks with a hand turning the third and fourth so that the letters spell out 'fact' instead of 'fake'.

How to … spot fake news

As new research shows that populist politicians are deliberately using misinformation, UNISON digital engagement manager Alison Charlton explores how to spot fake news

A portrait of Wacuka, a migrant care worker

Cowboy care companies

Two migrant care workers explain the effects of a flawed visa system

Two cream and red buses, one behind the other, outside shops in Brighton

On the buses

Austerity has had a negative impact on bus services across the country, which has heavily affected women in particular. But hope is coming, as Amanda Kendal discovers

The Employment Rights Bill: the story so far 

Labour’s flagship bill will introduce profound improvements to working life. And UNISON was a key player in its creation. By Demetrios Matheou  

New financial penalties for employers who ‘fire and rehire’ 

From 20 January 2025, employers who fail to collectively consult with unions may have to pay up to 25% more in compensation

‘More than a tick list’. How the ERB will transform equality in the workplace  

The Employment Rights Bill promises facility time for equality reps for the first time. UNISON activists discuss what a difference this will make to their work. By Janey Starling

Firm foundations part two: the crippling cost of the crisis

In the second of our series on the UK housing crisis, Simon Jackson examines two key symptoms – the impact on health and homelessness

Some of the members of the emergency department at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, receiving the 2024 Nursing Times team of the year award, which was sponsored by UNISON.

UNISON sponsored Nursing Times team award ‘means the world’

Nursing Times team of the year award goes to a Kent hospital emergency department team that turned itself around