Rotherham Council signs UNISON’s ethical care charter

Rotherham Council has become the latest local authority to sign up to UNISON’s ethical care charter today (Wednesday).
Council leader Chris Read joined UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis to formally sign the charter.
The charter commits the Council to continue working with the borough’s care companies to help end zero-hours contracts and reflect travel time between home care visits in care workers’ pay.
As a result of this commitment, all home care firms contracted to work w