New Body to Negotiate on Social Care Staff Pay and Conditions

New body to negotiate on social care staff pay and conditions

Social care staff working in England are to be represented in negotiations on pay and working conditions by a new national body.

Care workers to included in fair pay agreements

Care workers to included in fair pay agreements Polly Jones 17 July, 2026 Care workers to included in fair pay agreements 17 July, 2026 A new negotiating body will be set up to deliver the first ever fair pay agreement for adult social care.The body will be set up by the end of the year, bringing together trade unions and employers to negotiate on behalf of the sector.Through the body, care providers and workers will have voting rights on imp…

LGA warns councils 'sidelined' by social care Fair Pay Agreement

Councils are to be ‘sidelined' by a negotiating body representing care workers, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Care workers gain sway on pay through new negotiating body

Care workers in England are to be represented in formal negotiations over pay, terms and conditions for the first time, after the government confirmed it will establish a new Adult Social Care Negotiating Body by the end of the year. The body, made up of employers and trade unions, will negotiate on behalf of the sector as part of the government’s first Fair Pay Agreement for adult social care. Ministers said the move, backed by £500 million for…

Care workers to be represented in Fair Pay Agreements

New negotiating body to be set up as part of the first ever adult social care Fair Pay Agreement, representing millions of care workers