Tag Archives | care worker pay
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Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Law to bolster child protection announced in Labour’s first King’s Speech
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Increasing qualification levels, linked to pay, under consideration in adult social care workforce strategy
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Four in ten adult care providers reduced services last year due to cost pressures
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Councils given funding to train more staff as social workers through apprenticeships
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Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
More council ‘bankruptcies’ predicted as government rejects calls for extra social care funding
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Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
10% national living wage hike will trigger adult social care cuts, councils warn
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
10% pay rise for thousands of care workers as government announces national living wage rise
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Qualification levels and average pay have fallen for care workers, official data shows
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
‘Very bad’ employers exploiting overseas social care staff, warns government migration adviser
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
60,000 boost to care workforce from overseas staff in past year
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Raise pay, cut charges and provide rights to support: report for ADASS sets roadmap for ‘saving social care’
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Minimum price of home care to rise by 12% next year, says provider body
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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
CQC urges government to fund better pay for care staff to tackle ‘gridlocked’ system
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