Staff say “market forces” supplement should be applied across the board
social workers
Significant changes needed to give proper support instead of ‘firefighting’
Career development and pay proposals must be properly funded

UNISON encourages social workers to complete a short survey to feed back on the government’s positions, before 6 May
Nominations close at midnight on Friday 23 July
Local government workers facing coronavirus risks and pressures

The union has been working with Social Work England on its development, but stresses that UNISON itself provides specialist representation for social workers
Nominations close at midnight on Friday 19 July

Have your say on changes to social work registration
“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.”