UNISON Scotland’s Social Work Issues Group is to survey all our members in children and families social work to find
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National Care Service
This page is being updated with news about UNISON Scotland’s campaigning on the Independent Review of Adult Social Care and
Read more‘The Promise’ to young people in care
This page is being updated with UNISON Scotland’s campaigning around the Scottish Government’s “Promise” to young people in care and
Read moreUNISON Scotland & Reforming Social Care
One consequence of Covid will be a reform of social care. UNISON is the union for care staff, so we
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Free webinars: Good social work in a time of Covid
Good social work in a time of Covid – join our free Webinars UNISON Scotland’s Social Work Issues Group has
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Scottish Government Children’s Rights pledge ‘meaningless’ without cash backing say UNISON
UNISON, the public services union, has challenged the Scottish Government to back it’s pledge to make Scotland the first country
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#Claim Covid Cash – 10 excuses for non-payment by private sector employers
UNISON launched its #ClaimCovidCash campaign for workers in social care who only received statutory sick pay when they had to
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Claim Covid cash – UNISON launches campaign for short changed Scottish care workers
Despite funds being made available by Scottish Government, there are still many care workers not receiving full pay for sick
Read moreCovid Social Care Worker Death in Service Payment
Following pressure from UNISON, the Scottish Government has agreed to make a one-off payment of £60,000 to a named survivor
Read moreCovid Social Care Staff Support Fund
UNISON campaigned hard to make sure that social care workers did not have to survive on statutory sick pay, should
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