A Scottish charity, Scottish Autism, has informed staff they plan to withdraw them from the local government pension scheme, slashing
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Category: Care Workers For Change
Reaction to National Care Service Bill delay until June
Reacting to the news that the Scottish government’s National Care Service (Scotland) Bill has been delayed until June, UNISON’s Scotland’s regional secretary
Read moreBriefing for UNISON Members: Pensions and the NCS Bill
This briefing is for UNISON members who work in social care and social work. It explains what the National Care
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Fund third sector organisations properly or risk a new wave of strikes, warns UNISON
UNISON Scotland has written to the Scottish government today (Friday) calling for an urgent funding injection for the third sector
Read moreNational Care Service Bill – A brief guide
The Scottish Parliament is currently considering the National Care Service (Scotland Bill). UNISON Scotland has prepared a short guide to
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‘Take profit out of care – not carers out of councils’ and defend local democracy, says UNISON
Tracey Dalling, head of UNISON Scotland, the largest union in Scottish local government has called on councillors to defend local
Read moreNational Care Service Bill
The National Care Service Bill was published on 21 June. This briefing focuses on the implications and consequences of the
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Profit has no place in care, says UNISON in response to National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
UNISON, Scotland’s largest union and the union for care workers, has today (Tuesday) lambasted the Scottish Government for failing Scotland’s
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Scottish government must ‘rule out involvement of private investment of companies in the future provision of care in Scotland
In a letter to Kevin Stewart Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, Audrey McCabe Chair of UNISON Scotland’s Social
Read moreSSSC A Register for the Future: Consultation Outcome
Early in 2022 the SSSC consulted on some proposed changes to registration and qualifications. The proposals affect UNISON members who
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