Strike vote among social care charity workers paused after new pay offer
A strike ballot among hundreds of staff at a social care charity has been put on hold after a fresh pay offer. Unison said carers at Enable Scotland will now
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Ten further arrests made over alleged historic abuse at former residential school
A further 10 arrests have been made as police continue to probe historic allegations of abuse at a former residential school in Stevenston. Kerelaw (pictured) was a secure establishment for
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Under half of dyslexic people in Scotland receive adequate help in the workplace
Less than half of dyslexic people in Scotland receive “appropriate workplace adjustments” and three quarters say the condition has impacted their job performance, according to new research. A report by
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Government should do ‘much more’ on problem drinking as unit price rises in Scotland
Ministers have been urged to do “much more” to tackle problem drinking as the minimum price of a unit of alcohol rises from 50p to 65p. Scottish Health Action on
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Union in Scotland to ballot 90,000 local government workers over pay dispute
More than 90,000 council and school workers in Scotland will be balloted for strike action in a pay dispute, a union has said. Unison has rejected the latest pay offer
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Pensioners in legal action against governments over winter fuel payment cut
Two pensioners are seeking to take the Scottish and UK governments to court over the cut to the winter fuel payment. Peter and Florence Fanning (pictured), of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire,
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Scots living with welfare guardianship orders reaches all-time high
More than 19,000 Scots now have a court-appointed welfare guardian, according to new figures showing that the number of welfare guardianship orders in Scotland is at an all-time high. The
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Shielding groups should have had support for ‘isolation and fear’ – inquiry hears
Scotland’s chief medical officer has told an inquiry that people asked to shield during the Covid-19 pandemic should have had more support to help reduce their “isolation and fear”. Professor
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New RSV jab could prevent thousands of older people dying, researchers say
The lives of thousands of elderly people in the UK could be saved each year by a new vaccine that protects against a respiratory virus, according to a study. It
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Abortion buffer zones come into force in Scotland on ‘crucial day’ for reproductive rights
New laws come into force preventing anti-abortion protesters from gathering within 200 metres of facilities where abortions are carried out. The implementation of new laws banning protesters from gathering outside
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