Nursing leaders are urging the Government to speed up the establishment of an agency to enforce labour standards. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said any delay to the creation
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A former trade union leader struggled to hold back tears in Parliament as she gave a moving speech on the plight of carers dealing with “a cruel and indifferent state”.
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The proportion of men working in adult social care in England has reached a record high, according to a report which also warns of the need to “stem the tide”
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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