Fewer than three out of ten job vacancies being advertised in Scotland offer flexible working, research has suggested, despite the Covid pandemic bringing about the “biggest shake-up to working patterns
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A care home group is offering to give new carers £1,000 towards their household bills in a bid to fill vacancies and ease their cost of living worries. Saint Cecilia’s
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Relaxed immigration rules for overseas care workers will have “little or no effect” because most UK employers do not pay enough for them to qualify for the scheme, a care
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More than 50,000 social care workers in Wales are to get a £1,000 bonus in their pay packets this year, it has been announced. The one-off payment, due in staff
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The number of home care staff in England has dropped by more than 17,000 since the Government launched its consultation on mandatory coronavirus vaccination, figures suggest. There were 406,365 domiciliary
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The UK public’s confidence in the Government’s handling of the NHS is low, with more than half disagreeing with its policies for the health service, new polling suggests. Only 12%
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A care sector boss has said the Government must apologise to care home workers who lost their jobs, following its announcement that it plans to scrap the mandatory vaccine requirement
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The Government plans to scrap the requirement for health and social care workers in England to be vaccinated against coronavirus to continue in their roles following a consultation. Health Secretary
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Staff at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in England will begin voting on Friday on whether to go on strike over pay. Unison said the staff, who inspect, monitor and
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Urgent action is needed to change how Scotland’s social care services are delivered so that it meets the needs of people relying on care and support, according to a new
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