UNISON welcomes increase to £8.45 (outside London) and £9.75 (London) an hour at start of Living Wage Week
Article on the UNISON National
site.
ethical care charter
An agreement to be signed today (Thursday) between UNISON and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham promises to deliver improved homecare for residents and more support for the borough’s homecare workers. Signing the charter commits the council to allocating enough time for home visits so workers have time to talk to clients, not rush […]
News, Press release on the UNISON National
site.
Seventeen homecare workers employed across the London Borough of Haringey are taking care company Sevacare and the council to court.
News, Press release on the UNISON National
site.
Omar Ramadan has severe haemophilia – a disorder that impairs the body’s ability to control blood clotting – and he cares for his mother who has Alzheimer’s.
Article, Magazine on the UNISON National
site.
East Midlands council signs up to quality care and fair pay during National Carers’ Week
Article on the UNISON National
site.
Ethical Care Charter commits council to living wage and not using zero-hours contracts or 15-minute visits, giving dignity to vulnerable people
Article on the UNISON National
site.
Cornish care company Cormac has signed up to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter, the first in the South West to do so
News on the UNISON National
site.
Cheshire West and Chester is latest local authority to sign up to better care and better conditions for care workers
News on the UNISON National
site.