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BASW launch campaign to improve professional working conditions for social workers

By Iain MacDonald22nd September 2017News England

With half of social workers intending to leave their jobs soon, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and Social Workers Union (SWU) have launched a new campaign to improve professional

Workers feel pressure to be available out of hours on mobiles or email

By Alan Jones18th September 2017Career Advice

Firms are failing to tackle the “always on” culture in the workplace despite the impact of modern communications on their staff, new research reveals. A study showed that workers felt

Portree Hospital nurses asked to do catering duties in ‘extreme’ staff shortage

By The Press Association15th September 2017News Scotland

Hospital nurses are having to take on catering duties because of “extreme” staffing issues. The move at Portree Hospital on Skye has been branded “completely inappropriate” and raised fears over

Health unions send above inflation 3.9% pay claim to Chancellor Philip Hammond

By Alan Jones15th September 2017News England

Leaders of more than a million health workers have submitted an above inflation pay claim directly to the Government, ramping up pressure for an end to years of wage austerity.

Childcare recruitment will impact on other parts of care sector, report warns

By The Press Association12th September 2017News Scotland

Nurseries and other childcare providers will “likely” recruit new staff from other parts of the care sector as the industry expands in a bid to meet a flagship Scottish Government

New report provides latest data on social workers registered in Wales

By Iain MacDonald12th September 2017News Wales

The average social worker is 46 years old, white and female. More than a third have some Welsh language ability. The majority work for a local authority with a social

TUC brand Government offer on public sector pay as ‘pathetic and derisory’

By Andrew Woodcock and Alan Jones12th September 2017News England

The seven-year public sector pay cap is to be scrapped from next year, with ministers given “flexibility” to breach the long-standing limit of 1% on rises. The announcement came as

Engage: How to create the working environment care professionals desire

By Lee Biggins11th September 2017Engage

The healthcare industry is continuously under fire in the news recently, with extreme staff shortages and poor working conditions hitting the headlines. This is becoming a large problem, especially bearing

Government abandons plans to sell off NHS staffing agency

By Shaun Connolly7th September 2017News England

Plans to sell off a major NHS staffing agency have been abandoned by the Government. Health Minister Philip Dunne said that NHS Professionals (NHSP) will remain in public ownership as

2,000 nurses to gather outside Parliament in protest over public sector pay cap

By Jane Kirby6th September 2017News England

Two thousand nurses are expected to hold a demonstration over pay in Parliament Square today. Beginning immediately after the first Prime Minister’s Questions of the new parliamentary year, the rally

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Workers feel pressure to be available out of hours on mobiles or email

Portree Hospital nurses asked to do catering duties in ‘extreme’ staff shortage

Health unions send above inflation 3.9% pay claim to Chancellor Philip Hammond

Childcare recruitment will impact on other parts of care sector, report warns

TUC brand Government offer on public sector pay as ‘pathetic and derisory’

Government abandons plans to sell off NHS staffing agency

2,000 nurses to gather outside Parliament in protest over public sector pay cap

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BASW launch campaign to improve professional working conditions for social workers

Workers feel pressure to be available out of hours on mobiles or email

Portree Hospital nurses asked to do catering duties in ‘extreme’ staff shortage

Health unions send above inflation 3.9% pay claim to Chancellor Philip Hammond

Childcare recruitment will impact on other parts of care sector, report warns

New report provides latest data on social workers registered in Wales

TUC brand Government offer on public sector pay as ‘pathetic and derisory’

Engage: How to create the working environment care professionals desire

Government abandons plans to sell off NHS staffing agency

2,000 nurses to gather outside Parliament in protest over public sector pay cap