Scotland: It’s time to care
19 February 2014
The shocking reality of Scotland’s care services The care of older people in Scotland is a national disgrace. Our care services are hanging by a thread and, as austerity has bitten, it is the elderly and vulnerable in our community who ...UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter
29 April 2013
A number of reports from client organisations, consumer groups, and homecare providers have recently been produced which have been highly critical of the state of homecare services in the UK. Little consideration however has been given to the views of ...Manifesto for Social Work
2 May 2012Every day we all use the services provided by local government. Many people don’t even notice them: we take them for granted. The council elections on May 3 will bring a much-needed focus on the importance of local government and the ...Keeping Safe in the Workplace
21 March 2011
UNISON Scotland has launched a guide to help social workers stay safe in the workplace. The new guide – Keeping Safe in the Workplace – aims to help social workers recognise when they are becoming stressed or overloaded at work and to seek ...Helping People Change Their Lives
26 June 2009
A Social Work Manifesto for UNISON and BASW members in Scotland. UNISON & BASW welcome the positive steps taken in Scotland to address the problems in Social Work in the past few years. These include The 21st Century Review and the ...Creating and supporting an informed employer and employee relationship within the self-directed support sector
10 June 2009
SPAEN and UNISONScotland interviewed a small number of people who use direct payments to employ personal assistants and a similar number of people employed as personal assistants in 2008. The aim of this pilot study was to identify what issues ...YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK – a guide for Personal Assistants and their Employers
31 May 2009
A guide to your basic employment rights when employed as a Personal Assistant and your responsibilities if employing a Personal Assistant. Social Work Home | PublicationsCharter for care staff employed through ‘direct payments’
1 May 2007
UNISON, Scotland’s public service union, announced on 1 May 2007 that it has agreed with a number of key Scottish disabled people’s organisations, a joint statement setting out its position on direct payments in Scotland. The union, which organises social care staff ...Asylum: Child’s Welfare Paramount?
29 October 2006
First published in 2006, this ground-breaking guidance was designed to provide a framework for ethical practice for UNISON and BASW members in Scotland who are social work and social care practitioners and who are providing a service to the children ...Report of the 21st Century Social Work Review Briefing No. 136
10 March 2006
March 2006: In the Summer of 2004, the Scottish Parliament commissioned the 21st Century Social Work Review, following a debate in the Scottish Parliament. The Review was set up against a background of negative publicity against social work staff following ...
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