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South Lanarkshire home carers to protest outside council headquarters next week

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South Lanarkshire home carers will hold a demonstration next week to protest against the council failing to increase pay.Arranged by union UNISON, home carers across South Lanarkshire will show their anger at the council’s headquarters on Wednesday, December 7, which will coincide with a full council meeting.The protest stems from the result of a job evaluation carried out by the council, carers asked the local authority to re-evaluate the grade for the job due to the workers taking on more responsibility during COVID.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The council ultimately decided not to change the grade of the job meaning the workers would not receive a pay rise.Branch secretary of UNISON South Lanarkshire, Stephen Smellie, said the council’s decision has led to home carers’ moral being ‘shot in the foot’ and it was ‘a real insult to the heroes who worked hard during covid’.Home carers will protest at the demonstration and urge the council to reevaluate and make councillors and the public aware of the hard work they carry out.The union are not proposing a strike, but are hoping the council listen and re assess their decision and grant home carers a higher pay.Kay McVeigh, head of personnel services at South Lanarkshire Council, said: “We hugely value the work undertaken by all of our staff and

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