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Care homes will close thanks to Starmer’s immigration crackdown, providers warn

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the closure of the care worker visa for overseas recruitment as part of the government's immigration reforms

The Independent UK

The key points of Keir Starmer’s White Paper on immigration

The Independent takes a look at all the measures the PM has unveiled as part of his mission to slash migration

The Independent UK

English test among range of Labour measures to control immigration

Keir Starmer says system ‘will be tightened up’ in all areas, following sharp rise in support for Reform UK in elections

The Guardian - UK

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Labour axing care worker visa will put services at risk, say unions and care leaders

White paper proposes banning new recruitment from abroad despite care sector relying heavily on foreign workers

The Guardian - UK

Industry and union attack plans to ban overseas care worker recruitment

Care England has labelled the change a ‘crushing blow to an already fragile sector’.

Evening Standard

Unison chief tells staff at Reform-controlled councils to join union

Nigel Farage warns employees working on diversity or climate change initiatives to seek ‘alternative careers’

The Guardian - UK

NHS staff levels ‘alarmingly low’ on wards, study finds

Workers anonymously reported their experiences after their shifts and reported alarming problems

The Independent UK

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Scottish Water staff to strike for two days as pay standoff continues

Emergency repairs and quality checks for 5m people in Scotland will not be done on Tuesday and Wednesday, union says

The Guardian - UK

Disruption warning as Scottish Water staff begin two-day strike at midnight

Workers will walk out on Tuesday and Wednesday amid an ongoing dispute over pay.

The Independent UK

More problems for Farage as Andrea Jenkyns faces bid to disqualify her from mayoral election

A council in Lincolnshire will hold a hearing next week to decide if Andrea Jenkyns is eligble to stand as mayor for the county amid allegations that she does not live there

The Independent UK

Council workers to be balloted in ‘biggest vote on strike action in years’

Local authority staff could stage industrial action amid a dispute over a 3% pay offer described by Unison as ‘pitiful’.

The Independent UK

Streeting ‘genuinely sorry’ for ‘fear and anxiety’ caused by puberty blocker ban

The Health Secretary was met with anti-privatisation and pro-trans protesters at the Unison National Healthcare Service Group Conference in Liverpool.

Evening Standard

More than 1,000 Scottish Water staff to stage fresh strike in pay dispute

Unison members will walk out on April 22 and 23, following a one-day strike on March 28.

Evening Standard

Scottish Government offers 8 per cent pay rise to NHS nurses and staff

The Scottish Government has offered an 8 per cent pay rise over two years to NHS staff ...

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The Independent UK

Second union at Edinburgh University ballots staff over proposed cuts

Unison has started a consultative ballot of 600 staff, while the University and College Union is carrying out a formal strike ballot of its members.

Evening Standard

Patients not receiving ‘timely care’ in hospital, ambulance workers say

Unison said a survey of almost 600 ambulance staff across the UK painted a ‘grim picture’.

The Guardian - UK

England’s NHS crews ‘watching patients die in back of ambulances’ due to A&E delays

Survey says queues outside emergency departments are leading to ‘car park care’ and fatalities

Tom’s Hardware

Intel discontinues Unison app for connecting PCs and smartphones

Intel set to discontinue its Unison app that connects smartphones with premium Windows PCs.

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The Independent UK

NHS staff lift the lid on filthy conditions at hospitals

From rats to sewage leaks: NHS staff expose reality inside UK hospitals

The Independent UK

From rats to sewage leaks: NHS staff expose reality inside UK hospitals

A new survey of nearly 9,000 staff also reported sewage leaks, faulty lighting, broken toilets, and decaying ceilings

The Independent UK

NHS hospitals plagued by rats, cockroaches and silverfish, staff say

Some 17% of staff surveyed by Unison do not think their NHS building is safe.

Evening Standard

Scottish Water warned of further strikes unless pay dispute resolved

Workers on a 24-hour walkout said they have been made to feel ‘worthless’ by management as they threaten more industrial action.

Evening Standard

Union demands ‘fair pay offer’ after council workers signal strike action

The union said more than 92% of its members in local government in Scotland supported walkouts in a consultative ballot.

The Independent UK

Scottish Water executives ‘deliberately wrecked’ pay talks, claims union

It comes ahead of strike action by staff on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of jobs at risk in shake-up of English councils, Unison warns

Union says it will be a ‘travesty if crucial public services are shut down’ in mergers of some county and district bodies

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