UNISON welcomes visa extension announcement

UNISON has welcomed news that health and care workers from oversees, and their families, whose visas are due to expire before 1 October will have them automatically extended for free.
This will apply to staff in the NHS and independent sector and will include their family members.
The government has also confirmed that family members and dependants of healthcare workers who pass away as result of contracting the virus will be offered indefinite leave to re