US Edition£500m Social Care Fair Pay Agreement Investment Just the Start, Says Streeting
- Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting announced a £500 million investment to improve pay and conditions for care workers, stating it is 'just the start' with more planned to come later.
- Trade union Unison emphasized that 'substantially more' funding is needed to deliver the national care service expected by the public.
- Streeting highlighted the importance of fair funding and a negotiation body to address care worker pay and conditions, stating, 'we cannot go on in social care with a sector that relies on poverty pay.'
- Concerns were raised that the new funding 'barely scratches the surface' of the funding gap in homecare services.
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£500m social care fair pay agreement investment just the start, says Streeting
Unison has welcomed the funding as a start but said ‘substantially more’ will be needed.
Social care bodies say funding for fair pay agreement ‘not enough’
Organisations representing adult social care sector say government's £500m investment towards new fair pay agreement is ‘simply not enough’. The post Social care bodies say funding for fair pay agreement ‘not enough’ appeared first on Personnel Today.
Government’s £500m to tackle ‘poverty pay’ in social care ‘barely scratches surface’, warn providers
The government’s pledge of £500m to deliver the first fair pay agreement for adult social care staff in England “barely scratches the surface” of what is needed, providers have warned. The money will be allocated to councils in 2028-29 to finance the first agreement reached by the new Adult Social Care Negotiating Body, which – with ministerial sign-off – will set the sector’s terms and conditions in the future. Announcing the money yesterday, …
Too Little, Too Late: The Care Workers’ Charity Responds to £500 Million Funding for The Fair Pay Agreement - The Care Workers Charity trading as Care Workers Support
Too Little, Too Late: The Care Workers’ Charity Responds to £500 Million Funding for The Fair Pay Agreement The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) welcomes today’s announcement by Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, of a £500 million investment to establish the first-ever Fair Pay Agreement for adult social care workers in England. This initiative will create a new negotiating body, bringing together employers and trade unions…
Government Announces £500m for First Ever Fair Pay Agreement for Care Workers
The Government has today announced a major step in boosting the wages of adult social care workers across England, as a £500 million investment is announced into the first ever Fair Pay Agreement. Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting announced the £500m investment at the party conference in Liverpool. A new body to negotiate changes to pay and terms and conditions for care workers will be set up including both employers a…
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