UNISON is urging Humza Yousaf, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, to increase mileage allowances for social care
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Category: Social Care
The National Care Service must put people before profit
#STUC22 Serious concerns about the proposals for the National Care Service in Scotland were highlighted at STUC Congress as delegates
Read moreAction on equal pay essential for women’s lives
#STUC22 Glasgow’s equal pay campaign was spotlighted at STUC Congress in a motion from Glasgow Trades Union Council that congratulated
Read moreBurnout Pandemic: report on social care staff shortages
96% social care workers say their employer is currently short staffed according to our report: Burnout Pandemic. Over 2,500 social
Read moreSSSC: A Register for the Future
This is UNISON’s response to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) consultation on proposed changes to registration and qualifications. While
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First Minister must rescind National Care Service contracts awarded to PwC and KPMG, says UNISON
UNISON Scotland, the largest union in social care, has called on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to rescind contracts awarded to
Read moreFirst Minister must rescind National Care Service contracts awarded to PwC and KPMG, say UNISON
UNISON Scotland convener, Lilian Macer, has written to the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, to request that she rescind contracts awarded
Read moreJohn Mooney, head of social care on GMS, BBC Radio Scotland
John Mooney, UNISON Scotland head of social care, explains why social care workers deserve a £2000 loyalty payment or a
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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Social care staff are being taken for granted once again, says UNISON
UNISON has today (Friday) lambasted a move by the Scottish Government to cover registration fees for new carers only –
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