Labour has called on ministers to “make a better fist” of dealing with low pay for council binmen and social workers than it has with striking railway workers. As shadow
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Since the post-COVID reopening of the economy, staffing shortages in the care sector in England have been of increasing concern. In October 2021, British charity Skills for Care warned that,
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Health workers employed by a private company have voted to strike in a dispute over pay and holidays. Unison said its members working for OCS at Lancashire & South Cumbria
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Union leaders have insisted a record-breaking 5% pay rise that is being offered to more than 160,000 NHS workers across is “simply not good enough”. Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf
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Some care workers employed in the private sector are not receiving any pay if they are off sick, according to a new study. Unison said a survey of over 2,000
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Nursing staffing levels will only be improved if the Government awards an above-inflation pay rise, ministers are being told. Pat Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN),
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Health workers have told of living “hand to mouth” and skipping meals amid a union warning that the NHS workforce is in “crisis”. Unison said the consequence of staff quitting
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Nurses are “unable to pay rent” and are relying on food banks, MPs have heard. The Royal College of Nursing said the nursing workforce is in a “critical situation”. The
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The Government is being urged to reinstate a fund which helped care providers pay wages to staff while they were self isolating. Unison and the Care Provider Alliance (CPA) have
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Carers should be paid a higher minimum wage and made permanently eligible for work visas under immigration rules to help tackle staff shortages, according to Government advisers. The Migration Advisory
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