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• Black History Month: health workers making history now

  05-10-2021 13:43
  
  In the last two years, thousands of Black UNISON health workers risked their lives to save others, despite the statistical reality that they themselves were at higher risk of dying from COVID-19.
  In the NHS only 1.3% of staff in the most senior bands are Black and the majority of Black staff in the NHS are in non-medical roles. UNISON heard from Black members on what there is to celebrate, and what needs to change.
  “I can count on one hand over the course of my career how many Black m
  
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• Social care charity goes beyond the real living wage for frontline staff

  05-10-2021 11:03
  
  UNISON has welcomed a move by Scotland’s largest charity for people with learning disabilities to raise the pay of all its frontline staff to a rate that’s above the real living wage.
  From this month, ENABLE Scotland is paying 1,800 of its social care staff £10 an hour. The real living wage outside of London, set by the Living Wage Foundation, is £9.50. The charity says it will mean an extra £1,000 a year for a full-time personal assistant.
  The charity both advocate
  
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