Migrant family ban makes no sense without proper reform of social care, says UNISON

“Care companies couldn’t function without migrant care workers.” Commenting on the announcement today (Tuesday) from care minister Helen Whately that migrant care staff coming to the UK will be banned from bringing family with them after mid-March, UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said: “Care companies couldn’t function without migrant care workers. Firms have to recruit from overseas […]

Raising awareness of the Migrant Worker Network

UNISON is calling on its migrant worker members in the Yorkshire and Humberside region to sign up to the union’s Migrant Worker Network. The network is an informal group of UNISON members with a first generation immigrant background including overseas and migrant workers, EU settled status workers and workers who have subsequently naturalised as British […]