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When the cupboard is bare: Impact of low pay revealed by conference
On a busy opening day of UNISON’s women’s conference – held virtually because of the continuing pandemic – delegates worked hard to ensure they have every chance of getting through the entire agenda. Irene Graham from Northern Ireland told delegates about that region’s relaunch of the Feminist Recover Plan, which highlights the effects of both the pandemic and Brexit on women. Conference voted to support the region’s plan and called on the national committee to use it as a model to shape its future work. Describing the struggle low-paid women workers have to survive on “on the hamster wheel of life”, Laura ...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - February 18, 2022 Category: Food Science Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News 2022 National Womens Conference Source Type: news

Councils still insisting on 15 minute homecare visits
UNISON has revealed today that 74% of local authorities in England are still limiting homecare visits for their elderly, ill and disabled residents to just 15 minutes. The report – Suffering Alone at Home – is based on an online survey of 1,100 homecare workers and data obtained from a Freedom of Information request (FoI) to the 152 local authorities in England that commission social care visits. Councils using 15 minute visits by English region Eastern 100% East Midlands 89% West Midlands 86% North East 83% North West 82% South East 79% Yorkshire and Humberside 73% South West 69% Greater London 45...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - January 29, 2016 Category: Food Science Authors: Matthew Smith Tags: Article News homecare homecare workers save care now Source Type: news