Following pressure from UNISON, the Scottish Government has agreed to make a one-off payment of £60,000 to a named survivor
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Covid 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
Read moreCORONAVIRIS HEALTH STAFF: Wider use of face masks and face coverings in health and social care
The Chief Nursing Officer has issued a letter updating the guidance round the wider use of face masks and face
Read moreReport of the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery June 2020
This briefing looks at the recommendations of the independent Advisory Group on Post-Covid 19 Economic Recovery. The Group presented its
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UNISON welcomes decision by social care charity to pay Scottish Living Wage and says more must follow
UNISON Scotland, the union for care workers, has welcomed today’s (Tuesday) announcement by Quarriers that it will pay all staff
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UNISON welcomes Scottish Government’s Personal Protection Equipment Taskforce
UNISON has today (Friday) secured agreement from the Scottish government to create a PPE taskforce which aims to address the
Read moreBriefing 114 – Living Wage in Adult Social Care
The uprated Scottish Living Wage should be paid to all workers in adult social care who are employed via contracts
Read moreCORONAVIRUS ALL MEMBERS: Working together to fight Coronavirus
ALL MEMBERS: UNISON is proud of the response from our members, your resilience and determination to do what we do
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UNISON Scotland welcomes updating pay rise for social care workers to at least the Scottish Living Wage
UNISON Scotland welcomes today’s (Sunday) announcement by Jeane Freeman, Scottish Secretary for Health that the Scottish government has agreed a
Read morePRESS RELEASE: UNISON secures win for carers as Scottish government PPE guidance is withdrawn
PRESS RELEASE: After days of negotiations UNISON Scotland, along with other unions, has secured agreement from the Scottish Government that
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