GMB Social Care

23/02/2026

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Care workers do vital work - and the government have announced that they're moving forward with the Fair Pay Agreements to ensure you will get decent pay acr...

17/02/2025

The HC-One pay ballot is now open! Hear the details from your GMB reps:

21/01/2025

GMB UNION MEMBERS DELIVER YOUR SICK NOTES TO HC-ONE

Thousands of care sector workers over the last 6 weeks have stood up in the fight for better sick pay and paid breaks – on Tuesday 21st – ahead of our next pay talks meeting on Thursday – we delivered thousands of Sick Notes to HC-One - to show how important this issue is.

The Sick of SSP Campaign message is simple - Full Sick Pay = Healthy Care.
If workers can't afford to take time off work when they are ill - then the workers have an impossible choice to make.

The Sick of SSP campaign is available to ALL CARE SECTOR WORKERS.
If you want to join the fight for sick pay in your workplace - get in touch with the GMB in your region and find out how we can build the campaign that wins what you deserve.

11/11/2024

Are you on a Zero Hour contract? Have you ever been on a ZHC in Social Care?

GMB Union is consulting members on Zero Hours Contracts in Care.

The Government is looking to change the law under the recently announced Employment Rights Bill to give better protections for workers who are on Zero Hours Contracts. GMB Union makes sure your voices are heard, and our consultation will be built on your feedback based on your experiences.

If you are on, or ever have been on a Zero Hours Contract – tell us about your experiences here https://forms.office.com/e/TAErSYAYW5

Survey closes 18/11/24

11/11/2024

Tell the Government what you think about sick pay!

“The pandemic exposed just how precarious work and life is for those on acute low incomes. No one should be forced to choose between their health and financial hardship, which is why we plan to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay, so it provides a safety net for those who need it most.” – Labour party Sick pay consultation

GMB’s Sick of SSP campaign continues in the social care sector – the government's plans for sick pay reform are national and welcome - they will impact every worker – but GMB knows care sector workers deserve for sick pay to go further.

For our initial feedback into the Government consultation, we want them to know what care sector workers feel about sick pay – in your own words.

Tell them here: https://forms.office.com/e/abVA1vW9t2

01/11/2024

GMB heads into talks with Government and employers for a Fair Pay Agreement in Adult Social Care

What 3 things would you change about working in the care sector?

Tell us here https://forms.office.com/e/H6tdb36ytd

Natalie Grayson, GMB National Care Officer, said the inclusion of the fair pay agreement in the new Employment Rights Bill details had the “potential to make an overwhelming difference to the care sector”.

So what is a Fair Pay Agreement?

The FPA will be a floor, for all care sector workers in Adult Social Care to drive up standards of Pay in the sector – moving people away from yearly minimum wage increases – to pay levels which reflect the real value you all provide.

It won’t stop at Pay.

GMB want to ensure that we can set real standards on the things which impact you the most at work. Implementing sick pay as a standard in the industry. Reducing violence and sexual harassment in the workplace. improving access and quality of qualifications, improving staffing levels to minimum ratios, access to flexible working – not the take it or leave it 12-hour shifts without a break. Access to respite if you care for someone in your own home and if you have to work a sleep-in or you have to travel between shifts – that you are properly paid for that.

The possibilities are endless, but the choices are many.

We want to make sure we are fighting for the changes you want to see.

01/11/2024

Visas are changing – here is what you need to know AND do – before 31st December 2024.

Everyone with a visa, stamp in their passport or leave to remain needs to apply for an e-visa before the 31st December 2024. This change affects 4 million people in the UK.

More than 200,000 international workers have started working in the UK in the last 2 years. Many care facilities now have an international workforce – if you do not need a visa – you probably know someone who does.

Can you help us spread the word to your colleagues, friends, clients and neighbours?

“The GMB’s National Care Committee recommends everyone who needs to apply for their e-visa – do it now. You may experience problems or delays in the application which might impact your right to work, rent a house or remain in the UK.”

Pappy – Children’s social care worker – North West & Irish Region NCC member

Check out our step-by-step guide through the link below, with videos and tips for applying for your e-visa.
There are also posters and flyers for you to download to share with your colleagues and friends.
https://www.gmb.org.uk/public-services/social-care-noticeboards/international-care-workers