Care workers ‘not paid enough to live on’ says union as charity faces walkout
Workers at a Scottish care charity have voted to walk out in a dispute over pay, with a union saying care workers are “not paid enough to live on”. The
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Home Office cannot be confident of value of skilled worker visa route – watchdog
The Home Office has made multiple changes to a visa route for skilled workers without fully assessing the impacts and cannot be confident of value for money, a Government spending
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New estimate ‘shows scale of exploitation on Wild West care visa route’
An estimate suggesting thousands of care workers have come to the UK in recent years under sponsors whose licences were later revoked is said to demonstrate the exploitation in a
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Adult social care facing ‘doom loop’ amid increased costs – report warns
Higher care provider fees and stretched council budgets are leading to a “doom loop” for adult social care where there is less help available for those in need, a report
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Suspending nurse over conflict with trans doctor ‘ludicrous’, HR worker said
An HR worker described a decision to suspend a female nurse due to a conflict with a transgender doctor as “ludicrous”, an employment tribunal has heard. Nurse Sandie Peggie, who
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Christian school worker wins appeal related to dismissal for sharing LGBT+ posts
A Christian school worker who was dismissed after sharing social media posts about LGBT+ relationships teaching has won a Court of Appeal battle related to her dismissal. Kristie Higgs (pictured
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Care employers who flout visa laws and exploit foreign workers to face crackdown
Employers who flout visa rules could face lengthy bars from hiring foreign workers, as part of a crackdown on abuse and exploitation. Ministers plan to double the length of time
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Two-thirds of NHS workers surveyed have considered leaving health service
Almost two in three NHS workers have considered looking for other jobs in the past six months, new research suggests. A survey by the GMB union of almost 2,000 workers
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Warnings on GP surgery redundancies and care home closures amid Budget tax hike
GP surgeries will have to consider making staff redundant if the rise in employer national insurance contributions announced in the Budget is not covered, while some care homes could be
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Majority think nurses and care workers are not paid enough, poll finds
The majority of people in Britain think nurses and care workers are still not paid enough, a survey has found. The poll of 1,053 British adults, carried out exclusively for
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