Politicians must stop making overseas social workers ‘scapegoats for government failings’, blast unions
Unions have hit back at Tory MPs for creating an ‘unwelcome’ environment for overseas workers in the UK
Unions have hit back at Tory MPs for creating an ‘unwelcome’ environment for overseas workers in the UK
Young people are allowed to remain in foster care until 21, but those in homes are often forced to leave before they are ready.
A quarter of public sector staff do on average eight hours of unpaid work a week, shocking new GMB report reveals.
We need to address the funding crisis which has pushed so many homecare workers to the limit
Reading some of the media coverage of our child protection system, it would be easy to believe social workers enter the profession to cause harm.
Eric Pickles’ proposals to deal with ‘troubled families’ is a rehash of a New Labour policy, but served on bed of dubious spin kicking the poor and public sector workers.
Hilton Dawson, chief executive of the British Association of Social Workers, responds to David Cameron’s speech today on ‘troubleshooting’ problem families.
The impact of the recession, financial hardship and job losses on families and individuals all adds up to more need for social workers, writes UNISON gen sec Dave Prentis.