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• UNISON welcomes Welsh pay announcement for care workers

  10-02-2022 16:19
  
  UNISON Cymru/Wales has welcomed today’s announcement by the Welsh government that care workers in the country are to receive a bonus of £1,000 in April, alongside the introduction of the real living wage.
  However, the union has warned that more needs to be done if care workers are to be encouraged to stay or come into the sector and has voiced disappointment that neither the one-off payment nor the introduction of the real living wage are being made to non-care staff.
  The payment wil
  
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• London borough introduces wide-ranging residential care charter

  10-02-2022 12:53
  
  Southwark Council has agreed a residential care charter that will improve the terms and conditions for all residential care providers in the London borough.
  The charter is also intended to drive up standards and lead to better quality of care for the most vulnerable residents within the community.
  UNISON today welcomed the move, which was inspired by the union’s own residential care charter, while repeating its call for “a national plan to fix social care pay and set standards”
  
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• UNISON reacts to latest NHS waiting times figures 

  10-02-2022 12:04
  
  Commenting on the latest NHS data on waiting times published today (Thursday) UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Waiting times are hitting new record highs.
  “That means pain, suffering and anxiety for millions.
  “Solving the staff crisis has to be an urgent priority so patients can get the help they need.
  “Persuading exhausted, demoralised health workers to stay in their jobs, and attracting newcomers to the NHS, is paramount.
  “An inflation-busting wage bo
  
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