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• UNISON hosts housing roundtables with Generation Rent

  22-03-2024 14:07 via unison.org.uk
  
  UNISON is working with campaign group Generation Rent to improve conditions in the private rented sector in England.
  As the Renters (Reform) Bill moves through Parliament, UNISON wants to ensure this legislation provides a lasting solution to our broken private rented system.
  UNISON assistant policy officer Sylvia Jones said: “UNISON and Generation Rent share a vision that private renters deserve the right to a decent, secure and affordable home.
  “Currently, private renters are
  
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• Getting pay right is key to turning around NHS fortunes, says UNISON

  22-03-2024 01:01 via unison.org.uk
  
  Commenting on the National Audit Office report on the NHS long-term workforce plan, UNISON head of health Helga Pile said today (Friday):
  “Simply having a plan isn’t going to be enough on its own to turn the staffing crisis around. Wishful thinking won’t get the NHS very far either.
  “The assumption that overseas staff will want to keep coming here to fill the gaps in the workforce is wildly optimistic. Especially given the increasingly h
  
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