Care workers employed by Enable Scotland are being balloted for strike action after rejecting a “miserly” pay offer worth just
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Briefing 131 – Consultation on Safe Staffing Statutory Guidance: Care Services
The Scottish Government is consulting on its draft Statutory Guidance for safe staffing in health and care. The Health and
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Scottish Autism’s staff are distressed after hearing plans to slash their pensions, say UNISON
A Scottish charity, Scottish Autism, has informed staff they plan to withdraw them from the local government pension scheme, slashing
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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 moreCare Futures 9 – It’s as bad as you think.
No9 of UNISON Scotland’s Care Futures summarises a new paper from Audit Scotland which gathers together a wealth of information
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UNISON Scotland Care Futures 6 – Care in UNISON
The 6th edition of UNISON Scotland’s Care Futures. The care system is changing – and UNSION are changing our structures
Read moreCare Futures 5 – Minimum Employment Standards
The fifth edition of UNISON Scotland’s Care Futures outlines UNISON’s view of the minimum employment standards that care workers should
Read moreCare Futures 4 – Effective Voice
The fourth edition of UNISON Scotland’s Care Futures looks at what Effective Voice could mean for workers in social care
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Care Futures No3 – What would ‘Ethical Commissioning’ look like?
The Scottish Government are consulting on setting up a National Care Service this will oversee a comprehensive range of social
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UNISON Care Futures No2 – What would Fair Work look like in a national Care Service
This second edition of Care Futures looks at the question of how Fair Work principles could be put into practice
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