Survey reveals better pay and conditions in public elderly care

A study by the FOA public services trade union has found that many of its members who work in social and health care for the elderly are frustrated that they don’t have enough time to provide proper care. The report says that around a third of workers go home at the end of the day thinking that they could have done more while only one in six is satisfied with what they have managed to do. There is a feeling that the provision of care is undermined by too much regulation and bureaucracy and the union is calling on the government to fulfill its commitment to give social and health care workers

Ver.di the union for social care workers is calling for higher pay for eldercare workers in recognition of the value and arduous nature of the work they do. Figures show that eldercare workers earn up to 30% less than their colleagues in healthcare and there is a major pay gap between East, West, North and South. An eldercare worker in Magdeburg €1000 less than a similar worker in Stuttgart while pay is as much as €500 lower in Lower Saxony than in North-Rhine Westfalia. That's why ver.di is calling on the federal government to use reforms to the sector to facilitate better pay and ensure that

A survey commissioned by the DISK trade union confederation reveals the low pay and long working hours faced by many workers across Turkey. Some 54% of all workers say they are “struggling to make ends meet,” while 71% of workers without any social coverage say the same. In contrast, only 19% of trade union members say they are “struggling to make ends meet.” However, union density is only at 13%. Twenty-four percent of all workers say they do not take any annual leave, rising to 48% among uninsured workers.The study also revealed that 44% of workers believe their health and safety conditions