Sign the Petition – Solve the Staffing Crisis in Social Care

UNISON Scotland has surveyed Social Care members on their experiences during the ongoing staff shortages and it’s clear that something needs to change in the sector. The people who are battling every day to arrange, support, and provide these essential services need support urgently from new staff coming in, but to also feel valued by their employer and their peers for all of their hard work.

The National Care Service could fix many of the problems but this is literally years away; we need change now. UNISON will fight for change, but the only way to make that change is for every single UNISON member to play their part.

So, in our first step towards addressing the crisis in the sector we are asking you to sign and share the petition on the UNISON Scotland website which will be presented to Kevin Stewart, Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care.

We need real change, so let’s stand for real change.

The first step is a payment to every new start and every existing member of the workforce. Let’s attract people into the sector in a way that £10.02 per hour won’t, boosting recruitment and retention.

In other areas like the NHS and Local Government workers like you wouldn’t be expected to work the type of shifts that you do without an allowance of some sort, so let’s respect what you do at work by fighting for an unsocial hours allowance and a night shift allowance.

And finally, why should you pay your own SSSC and NMC fees? The whole country clapped for you last year but employers and the Government are happy for you to pay to be registered with these bodies even though your pay is so low.

This is the beginning of our fight to Keep Carers in Care please join us.
Stand with us and we can change the sector for everyone.