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Labour promises on social care welcomed by care providers

24-05-2023 20:36 via careindustrynews.co.uk

CARE providers have welcomed new Labour promises on social care but urged the party to pledge “bold and total reform” before the next election.The Labour Party promised, amongst other measures, to work towards a national care service and to set up fair pay agreements for social care staff.It also said it would require all care providers to show financial sustainability, responsible tax practices and that they value their staff and deliver high quality care before they are allowed to

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The Guardian view on carers: those who do the caring deserve care themselves | Editorial

24-05-2023 20:08

There remains a vast tension between the importance of care work, both paid and unpaid, and how little recognition it getsWestminster rarely serves up good news, so let us celebrate when it does. Millions of employees are about to get a new statutory right: they can take up to a week’s extra leave to care for elderly, sick or disabled relatives. The law on carers’ leave was introduced by the Liberal Democrat MP Wendy Chamberlain and cleared its final parliamentary hurdle last week. A

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‘No one listened’: mother of Cheshire boy kidnapped by father says she warned authorities

24-05-2023 19:51

Ibrahim Faraj, seven, was abducted and taken to Saudi Arabia in NovemberA woman whose seven-year-old son was kidnapped by his father and taken to Saudi Arabia has said she repeatedly warned authorities it would happen but “no one listened”.Ranem Elkhalidi has not seen or spoken to Ibrahim Faraj since November, when he was abducted by his father, Hamzah Faraj, in breach of a court order. Continue reading...

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Warning for the care sector as immigration rockets

24-05-2023 15:35 via careindustrynews.co.uk

Leading Multi-Service Law firm and HR business, Loch Associates Group, has seen Care sector clients needing workplace immigration support double this year, with companies being forced to look overseas due to a shortage of suitable candidates in the UK.Loch Associates Group, which helps clients in all sectors successfully apply for sponsorship licences and migrant worker visas, noted a growing number of business owners are now conscious of the need for overseas recruitment as access to local tale

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Major reforms to Welsh care system needed, finds Senedd committee

24-05-2023 01:01

Report raises concerns about near 23% rise in children in care over 10 years amid serious shortage of social workersRadical reforms to the care system in Wales are needed to address a “shocking” rise in the number of looked after children, a Welsh parliament committee has concluded.The committee said the number of children in care was up by almost 23% since 2013 while at the same time there were shortages of qualified social workers. Continue reading...

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