Paying social care workers “poverty wages” is holding back the economy, Labour will warn as it demands the Government raise their salaries to £10 an hour. Deputy leader Angela Rayner
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A “total cultural shift” is needed in the care home sector to make it a more decent place to work, according to a new report. The University of the West
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a one-off payment for Scotland’s health and social care staff as a ‘thank you for their extraordinary service’ throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A
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The 19p increase in the national living wage has been described as a “kick in the teeth” by one social care worker, who said the rise would be “swallowed up”
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The Chancellor has been warned he is on a collision course with public sector workers after he announced a “pause” in rises for many next year. Rishi Sunak said nurses,
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Carers need to be paid more to avoid pressure being piled on the social care sector after freedom of movement ends, Government advisers have warned. The job needs to be
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Action is needed to address a shortage of nurses across the entire health and social care system, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland has said. Staff need a “meaningful”
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The Government is being urged to step in to help end the practice of employers not paying care staff for time spent travelling between visits to the sick and elderly
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Frontline NHS workers, many of whom have been helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic, have protested to demand better wages. Campaigners in central London, many wearing scrubs or other NHS
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Almost three out of five key workers, such as those in the NHS and care sector, are risking their mental and physical health to hold down their jobs, a new
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