Social care staff in Scotland to receive pay rise as part of £300 million winter plan
Adult social care staff will see their pay rise to more than £10 per hour as part of a £300 million plan to help the health and care sector through
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Association warns around 20% of home care staff ‘could leave if Covid jabs become mandatory’
Around a fifth of home care staff could leave if the coronavirus vaccine becomes mandatory for remaining social care staff, the sector fears. The Government has launched a six-week consultation
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Labour demands end to ‘loophole’ that means care workers are not paid for travelling time
Care workers are earning less than the minimum wage thanks to a “loophole” that means they are not paid for time travelling between visits, Labour has said. The party’s deputy
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Engage: Time to fairly pay selfless care workers delivering maximum impact under extraordinary circumstances
The crucial role that social care plays in our country has never been more visible. Throughout the pandemic, we have seen brave individuals doing everything in their power to support
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Unison ‘prepared to take industrial action’ as it consults NHS workers over 3% pay offer
One of the UK’s largest trade unions is asking its NHS members if they want to accept a pay rise offered by the Government, or oppose it and take industrial
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Unions slam ‘shambolic’ Government after day of confusion ends with 3% pay rise for NHS staff
NHS staff in England are to receive a 3% pay increase after a day of confusion ended with an announcement that the Government had accepted recommendations from the pay review
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Frontline social care workers highly undervalued and should be paid extra £7000 a year, new report
A ground-breaking report from Community Integrated Care (CIC) has found that many frontline social care workers are undervalued by as much as 39% – nearly £7000 per year – in
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Six former health & care ministers sign up to coalition calling for social care workforce reform
Six former health and social care ministers have backed proposals to reform the social care workforce in the absence of long-awaited Government plans. The Future Social Care Coalition (FSCC) put
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RCN lodges formal trade dispute with Scottish Government in row over pay
Nursing leaders have lodged a formal trade dispute with the Scottish Government for the first time as a row over pay escalates. Bosses at the Royal College of Nursing in
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Care workers in Wales to receive ‘real living wage’ under plans recognising ‘huge contribution’
Care workers in Wales are to be paid a “real living wage” under plans announced by the Welsh Government. First Minister Mark Drakeford (pictured) said boosting salaries for people across
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