More than nine in 10 members of the GMB Scotland union have rejected a “derisory” pay offer for council workers, increasing the prospect of strikes. An offer on the table
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If you search for the word ‘leadership’, Google will predictably throw up a plethora of articles, how tos, and motivational quotes about how to inspire your workforce. While the vast
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More than a quarter of local government workers in Scotland have sought medical help for mental health issues in the past year, a trade union survey has indicated. More than
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Staff managing social housing for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea adopted an “us vs them” mentality towards residents of the Grenfell Tower in the months before the fire
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Fewer care homes closed during 2020 than in previous years, which may be due to Government coronavirus funding having “interrupted that normal pattern of closures”, a committee has been told.
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A teenage mother who was adopted at the age of six after suffering neglect has won a court fight with a council over whether blood relatives should be assessed as
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Union leaders have started to ballot council workers to see if they would be prepared to take industrial action over a pay offer they branded “simply not good enough”. The
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The ailing social care system in England is due to be reformed as part of plans being announced in the Queen’s Speech in May. The most prominent issue is long-term
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A single foster parent who gave a home to a child in 2020 has said other prospective carers should not feel put off by the pandemic. Following a “childhood dream”,
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A 47-year-old man who was sexually abused by a manager at a privately-run children’s home when a teenager has failed in a bid to claim damages from the council which
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