Think tank propose workforce levy to help tackle social care funding crisis
A levy on workers of around £360 a year would help tackle the social care funding crisis, a public services think tank has suggested. Under the plans set out by
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Nurses and health workers prepare for summer of protests over NHS pay cap
A summer of protests by nurses and other health workers is being launched amid warnings of a ballot for strikes if the Government does not remove the 1% cap on
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Welsh minister presses Government to give health workers ‘pay rise they deserve’
The Welsh Government is supporting growing demands for the 1% cap on NHS pay to be scrapped. Welsh Health Secretary Vaughan Gething (pictured) has called on the UK Government to
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Public sector workers forced to cut back on food shopping, study shows
Public sector workers have seen their incomes fall “drastically” because of the Government’s cap on pay rises, forcing many to cut back on food shopping, a study shows. A survey
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Unions urge Government to end pay cap for health workers amid staff shortages concerns
Unions representing nurses and other health workers are urging the Prime Minister to remove the 1% cap on their pay, warning it was affecting the recruitment of enough staff to
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Welsh Government announce plans to curb zero-hours contracts in social care
Plans to curb the use of zero-hours contracts and protect care time in the social care sector, have been unveiled by the Welsh Government. Under proposals being put out to
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Theresa May attempts to woo Labour voters with new deal on workers’ rights
Theresa May is unveiling a “new deal for workers” including protections for people in the “gig economy”, a statutory right to leave for those who need to care for a
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Scottish Labour to scrap pay cap and give nurses ‘pay increase they deserve’
Nurses in Scotland have seen their wages fall by an average of £3,400 in real terms as a result of the cap on public sector pay, Labour has claimed. With
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Workers unaware of holiday rights because of employer ‘dirty tactics’
Half of workers on zero hours contracts and two in five on temporary contracts wrongly believe they are not entitled to paid holidays, a report reveals. A study by Citizens
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Hospital staff paying almost £90 a month for parking, study shows
Low-paid nurses and porters are being charged “extortionate” fees of almost £90 a month to use hospital car parks, a new study reveals. Research by Unison showed that many NHS
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