Our survey confirms that social work paraprofessionals are increasingly carrying out the roles of qualified social workers but without the
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National Care Service Bill: the Verdict from Social Work Staff
The National Care Service Bill proposes the biggest change to social work services in over 50 years. It transfers statutory
Read morePublic service workers call for an ethical local government pension fund
In a survey of over 6000 local government pension fund members, almost 9 in 10 (88%) are calling for their
Read moreResponding to health and safety challenges of pandemic and climate change
A busy UNISON Scotland Health & Safety Seminar on 22 October 2021 covered a range of issues, linking topical issues
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Social work staff call on Scottish Government to ‘keep the promise’ to children, says UNISON
Social work staff are struggling to deliver the services that children and families need due to understaffing, underfunding and a
Read moreKeeping the promise: what’s needed to deliver change
UNISON, the union for social work staff, says that without the proper funding, the Scottish Government will be unable to
Read moreScottish Council Pensions Report February 2021 (McCloud Judgement)
This is a Pensions Report for Scottish Council on 6 February 2021. It gives further information on the McCloud judgement
Read moreStatement of STUC General Council on Levels and Lockdown
“STUC broadly welcome five-tiered system of restrictions, but remain gravely concerned at the economic impacts of the pandemic.” “Last week,
Read moreYoung members’ mood manual
This booklet has been produced by the Scottish Young Members Committee as part of their ‘How’s Yer Heid’ campaign. It
Read moreScottish Pensions Bulletin No 57 July 2019
The latest Scottish Pensions bulletin is now available. The bulletin contains updates on changes to public sector pension schemes. The
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