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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Two men jailed over car attack on NHS worker during Covid lockdown
Two men have been jailed for more than 14 years for using a car as a weapon to inflict serious injuries on an NHS worker as he left hospital after
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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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I wish we could have done more to support staff in pandemic, NI CMO says
Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer has said he wishes they could have done more for staff working during the pandemic. Sir Michael McBride (pictured) said the pandemic “took a heavy
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Record high turnout sees two thirds of nurses reject Government’s 5.5% pay award
Nurses have rejected the Government’s pay award of a 5.5% rise, it has been announced. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England rejected the deal by two-thirds
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Tribunal rules dismissed care worker should get almost £17,000 in unpaid wages
A whistleblowing care worker’s labour exploitation case could set a precedent to help others get justice over fraudulent use of visa schemes, a lawyer has said. An employment tribunal has
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Removing bursary ‘catastrophic decision’ that left NHS with far fewer staff, says ex-chief nurse
The removal the bursary for student nurses in England was a “catastrophic decision” and led to hospitals being depleted of thousands staff when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the pandemic probe
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Engage: Why are so many of England’s care workers migrants?
Care homes in England are warning they may have to close, as the sector’s longstanding staffing crisis faces further trouble due to changes in immigration policy. The latest official migration
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Hospital whistleblower dismissed as ‘head of nothing’, inquiry told
A microbiologist working at a hospital at the centre of infection concerns was told she was “head of nothing” when she tried to blow the whistle on patient safety issues,
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Cosla defends pay deal amid threat of 90,000 council workers going on strike
Council leaders have said they remain “hopeful” union members will accept the latest pay offer – after it emerged that 90,000 council staff could be balloted for strike action. Cosla,
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