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‘Fair pay’ for adult social care staff – as trailed in the manifesto, the King’s Speech included provisions to introduce a fair pay agreement for adult social care staff, which will form part of an Employment Rights Bill.
The Labour manifesto said this would set fair pay, terms and conditions, along with training standards, for care staff, and would be based on consultation with trade unions and providers.
Unison welcomed the plan, with general secretary Christina McAnea saying: “After years of government neglect, the fair pay agreement is the first sign things are set to change [for social care]…Once the new pay agreement is in place, wages in care will rise across England, easing the sector’s staffing nightmare and relieving pressure on the NHS.”
‘A Workforce Strategy for adult social care in England’ published today and developed by Skills for Care in collaboration with the entire adult social care sector, identifies fair pay as the crucial factor for recruitment and retention – which, of course, provides better outcomes for people supported in adult social care.
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