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Healthcare assistants ‘undervalued’ and used as ‘nurses on the cheap’, Unison

By The Press Association23rd September 2016News England

Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are being used as “nurses on the cheap”, with some working beyond their expertise, according to a new report. Despite a lack of training, HCAs are often

Union warns 30-hour free childcare plan ‘threatens hundreds of nursery schools’

By The Press Association21st September 2016News England

Hundreds of nursery schools could be forced to close if the Government goes ahead with plans to offer parents 30 hours of free childcare, a teaching union has warned. Pre-schools

Brexit sparks warning over future of tens of thousands migrant care workers

By The Press Association20th September 2016News England

Tens of thousands of care workers from the European Union are facing an uncertain future in England following the vote for Brexit, leading care organisations have said. It means that

Engage: Essential information on pay for social care employers in Scotland

By Alan Price, Peninsula16th September 2016Engage

On 1st October 2016, all adult social care workers in Scotland are to be paid at least £8.25 per hour. Here, HR and Employment Law director of Peninsula, Alan Price,

Care workers taking employers to court over alleged breaches of minimum wage

By The Press Association14th September 2016News England

A union is taking a legal case on behalf of home care workers, saying they are paid less than half the minimum wage. Seventeen home care workers employed across the

Average UK worker pockets £1,600 bonus with health & social workers close to zero

By The Press Association14th September 2016News England

More than £44 billion was paid out in bonuses in the last financial year – the highest figure on record. While the average bonus for UK employees was around £1,600,

MSPs told Brexit could worsen already critical shortage of social care staff

By The Press Association13th September 2016News Scotland

Scotland is facing a “critical shortage” in social care staff which could be made even worse as a result of Brexit, Holyrood’s Health Committee has been warned. MSPs were told

Without more funding NHS ‘faces unpalatable decisions’ about jobs and levels of care

By The Press Association12th September 2016News England

Hospitals will have to make “unpalatable” decisions about care levels and jobs unless the NHS gets an increase in funding, the head of one of the service’s largest trade bodies