http://www.communitycare.co.ukRead articles about employment issues from Community Care as soon as they're published.en-gbReed Business Information, 2006Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:32:00 GMT60http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/12/114021/how-the-shaw-trust-and-scope-have-used-workstep-to-help-disabled-people-find-work.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/12/114021/how-the-shaw-trust-and-scope-have-used-workstep-to-help-disabled-people-find-work.htmlVern Pitt investigates how Scope has supported disabled people to find and retain jobs through the Workstep scheme, due to be replaced this year by Work ChoiceFri, 12 Mar 2010 14:32:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/24/113885/unison-to-lobby-for-statutory-caseload-limit-in-wales.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/24/113885/unison-to-lobby-for-statutory-caseload-limit-in-wales.htmlUnison plans to lobby for a legally binding caseload limit for social workers in Wales, the union's National Social Care and Home Care Conference was told. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:45:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/18/113840/voluntary-redundancy-offered-to-top-social-workers-in-birmingham.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/18/113840/voluntary-redundancy-offered-to-top-social-workers-in-birmingham.html Senior social workers at Birmingham Council are being offered voluntary redundancy as part of a restructure of the authority's adult services. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:11:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/04/113722/ofsted-business-links-key-to-finding-jobs-for-disabled.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/02/04/113722/ofsted-business-links-key-to-finding-jobs-for-disabled.html Ofsted has urged employment support providers for disabled people to forge close links with businesses and use clearer long-term planning to help their clients...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:42:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/28/113660/news-round-up-shannon-matthews-child-drinking.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/28/113660/news-round-up-shannon-matthews-child-drinking.htmlAlso in today's papers:- Study shows 50% rise in likelihood of England's poorest teenagers going to university since mid-90s and Mum confesses: I've killed my childrenThu, 28 Jan 2010 09:44:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/28/113661/news-round-up-shannon-matthews-child-drinking.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/28/113661/news-round-up-shannon-matthews-child-drinking.htmlAlso in today's papers:- Study shows 50% rise in likelihood of England's poorest teenagers going to university since mid-90s and Mum confesses: I've killed my childrenThu, 28 Jan 2010 09:43:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/15/113570/how-can-caseloads-be-contained.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/15/113570/how-can-caseloads-be-contained.htmlThe Social Work Task Force steered clear of calling for a cap on caseloads, claiming good supervision was the best way to limit them. But are managers willing and able to properly support staff, asks Molly Garboden Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:51:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/11/113525/mental-health-committee-says-ban-on-sectioned-mps-must-end.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/11/113525/mental-health-committee-says-ban-on-sectioned-mps-must-end.html Members of Parliament should not lose their seat if they are sectioned for six months, a committee of MPs said today. A report by the Speaker's...Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:55:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/11/113520/northumberland-backs-down-on-pay-freeze-plan.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/11/113520/northumberland-backs-down-on-pay-freeze-plan.htmlNorthumberland Council has withdrawn a plan to freeze pay for social care staff from April because of pressure from trade unions. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:27:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/08/113508/news-round-up-8-january-2010.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/01/08/113508/news-round-up-8-january-2010.html ‘Unless we sound the alarm, what little we have will disappear’ Councils across the country are already facing tough decisions as the pressure on budgets takes its toll, even before the arrival of the Personal Care at Home Bill. In Liverpool, children’s services are reported to be the first victims of the proposed £11m budget cuts. Grants for disadvantaged households are due to be scrapped, and a children’s respite home is threatened with closure. Read more on this story in The Times Plans for elderly care put essential services ‘at risk’ Frontline services such as social work, meals on wheels and road maintenance may have to be cut to cover the cost of controversial plans for elderly care at home, local authority leaders have warned. The £670 million required to provide free care for those most in need in their own homes — a key government policy — will add pressure to councils already trying to find multimillion-pound savings. A rise in council tax of between...Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:28:00 GMT