3 h. ago Trump economic guru Hassett offers blunt advice to federal workers going without paychecks during government shutdown

National Economic Council director suggests cash-strapped workers can access loans from employee credit unions

Economics

8 h. ago Miss USA hopeful Kada Scott’s chilling messages she sent her ‘killer’ hours before being ‘murdered’

BEAUTY contest hopeful Kada Scott chillingly messaged her alleged killer to “kidnap her again”- just hours before her death.  Scott’s body was found in a shallow grave following a two-week search.  The 23-year-old worked as a care home worker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but mysteriously left her night shift at 10:30pm on October 4 - just...

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57 h. ago Renfrewshire social care worker fell asleep on night shift leaving vulnerable adults "at risk"

An investigation by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) found that Ross Clark deliberately went to sleep. during a shift last year.

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1 week ago Paisley youth care worker opens up about her passion for helping others

Niamh Stobie of the Paisley-based charity Kibble says she wants to gove every single child the childhood they deserve.

Economics

1 week ago ‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spreadThey have travelled thousands of miles to care for the most vulnerable people in society. But care workers recruited overseas to fill much-needed roles are increasingly facing racist abuse in the UK, industry insiders have warned, as the country’s immigration debate becomes increasingly toxic.Staff working with elderly and disabled service users have been advised to travel to work in racially mixed groups and carry panic alarms. The measures follow a surge in reports of “verbal abuse and spitting” from strangers since the summer, said Nadra Ahmed, the executive chair of the National Care Association (NCA), which represents about 5,000 providers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago British teenager in Ghana ‘should not return to be in care’, social worker tells court

British teenager in Ghana ‘should not return to be in care’, social worker tells court  Metro.co.uk

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1 week ago SNP demands MORE immigration: John Swinney says Scottish Government will sponsor visas for foreign care workers

The First Minister and SNP leader set out his 'solution' to the UK Government's immigration crackdown, which he claimed had left care homes 'crying out for staff'.

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2 w. ago Social care worker is struck off after being snared in paedophile 'sting'

He believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old child.

Transport

2 w. ago Care home patient, 59, choked to death on a jam doughnut despite a warning she should not be given bread, inquest hears

Christine Thomas, 59, was handed the snack cut into three pieces by agency care worker Paula Parry, while taking lunch at the Swn y Wylan Home in Rhos-on-Sea, North Wales.

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2 w. ago Union raises concerns about efforts to preserve jobs at oil refinery

The Insolvency Service said every facet of the sales process for the Lindsey site was being carried out ‘fairly and appropriately’.

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2 w. ago Star Lanarkshire care home worker named finalist in National Care Awards

Rahela Calin's infectious enthusiasm and creativity enriches residents’ lives at Westwood House.

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3 w. ago Wes Streeting unveils historic Fair Pay Agreement for social care workers

Health Secretary Wes Streeting says he will no longer accept a social care system ‘built on poverty pay and zero hours contracts’

Economics

3 w. ago New negotiating body comprised of trade unions and employers will help end 'poverty pay and zero hours exploitation' for care workers

The health and social care secretary today pledged £500million of funding to boost pay and conditions in the sector and described it as 'just the start'.

Economics

3 w. ago Too few social care workers leaves Britain without ‘legal safe staffing levels’

GMB union demands the UK employs enough carers to look after our aging population in motion at Labour Party Conference

Politics

4 w. ago Canada postal workers strike after government orders end to door

Union says it’s ‘outraged and appalled’ by government’s order of sweeping changes to the national servicePostal workers in Canada have gone on strike after the government warned of an “existential crisis” and ordered sweeping changes to the national service – including an end to door-to-door delivery within the decade.The union representing Canada Post employees described the proposed changes as “an attack” on its workers who have struggled to compete with a surge in private courier services. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Migrant carers in Cardiff faced threats and discrimination from employers

Cardiff Council faces a shortage of care workers, it has been warned

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