Commenting on the government’s immigration white paper announced by the prime minister earlier today (Monday), UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said: “Building a skilled, better-paid domestic workforce in social care is vital, as is a proper career structure. But none of this will happen overnight. “Until it does, the sector will be stuck in […]
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Reacting to comments made by home secretary Yvette Cooper ahead of the publication of the government’s immigration white paper, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The NHS and the care sector would have collapsed long ago without the thousands of workers who’ve come to the UK from overseas. “Migrant health and care staff already here […]
Free e-bikes, discounted bus travel and other incentives are needed to encourage low-paid workers to use green transport, says Campaign for Better Transport in a report today (Monday). The charity is calling on the government and employers to help care staff make the switch through car sharing and clubs, schemes to buy or lease electric […]
A migrant care worker based in Yorkshire faces being deported in May if he is unable to find work, despite there being over 12,500 vacancies in the sector, says UNISON today. Tonye Chrisholm Jaja came to the UK from Nigeria on a health and care visa, when he was sponsored* by Universal Healthy Minds Ltd. […]
Commenting on the latest Home Office asylum and visa figures published on Thursday, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Without the support of workers from overseas, the social care sector would have collapsed long ago. Pay rates remain low so care employers are struggling to fill many thousands of vacancies. That’s why it’s so worrying to […]
Politicians across Yorkshire must step up and take serious action to crack down on the exploitation of migrant care workers, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Increasing numbers of migrant workers in the care sector have been joining UNISON over the past year and reporting incidents of exploitation they have experienced. These include being forced to pay […]
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