极速赛车168最新开奖号码 Comments on: Government introduces target on percentage of agency social workers in children’s workforce

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Claire

Claire — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:32:10 +0000

I disagree with every word written by Melody but commend the honesty and the non-defensive expression. Refreshing to read a comment that eschews whataboutery.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Melody

Melody — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:22:59 +0000

In reply to Grace. We are agency workers not other peoples servants. If we like how we are treated we stay and people gets a good input from us. If we don't like it we take our skills elsewhere. It's not the responsibility of agency staff to provide consistency and continuity. If managers want that they should do their jobs and treat their staff well. I feel no shame in leaving each job after a few months because that suits my own needs. If my wellbeing is threatened I walk after a few weeks. My health and happiness is more important than any so called professional responsibility.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Grace

Grace — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:07:49 +0000

Ofcourse social workers are more than capable of making choices about their employment status. Trouble is choices aren’t just the pros and cons of the individual. Agency staff have massive impact on how services are delivered, how teams function, what deranged management prejudices are unleashed around them and more importantly, whether there is a consistency and continuity to the experiences of people they work with. Since January 3 agency staff have come and gone in my team. Great for the workers who choose to move on with one weeks notice when the work is not to their liking but demoralising to everyone else who grapple with the impact. No one is an island and all that.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:35:49 +0000

Why is having differing opinions entrenched and confrontational positions? I happen yo beleive that LA’s manipulate agency worker numbers to undermine the recruitment of permanent staff with all of the political subterfuge that goes with this. That doesn’t mean I do not listen to agency staff when they tell me I have it wrong. Is diversity only restricted to the prescribed parameters now?

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:58:31 +0000

As with many other issues these days, the opposing views on the subject of agency social work can appear rather entrenched (and almost vitriolic) with some viewing it as “flexible” whilst others view it as “zero hours”. I’ve worked in both capacities over the past twenty years or so whenever it suited me. I used to enjoy the challenge of periods of agency work because I would never quite know exactly which specific discipline or geographical area I’d be spending the next few months or maybe two or even three years. Additionally I often valued the wholly independent external support mechanisms available from agencies.
LAs do indeed pay a big headline figure to agencies but I think this compares quite reasonably with the overall costs to LAs of permanent staff (annual leave, training, sick leave – sometimes very lengthy periods indeed -, pension contributions and their eventual payments which of course can go on for many years after the employee’s retirement, Human Resources and payroll).
Ultimately social workers are more than capable of weighing up the pros and cons of agency work and are free to make the choice between that and a permanent position.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:08:47 +0000

The hours you ‘choose’ to work are dependent on your employer agreeing to allowing you to work them Elody. So actually it is the equvilant of zero hour employment as you are not in control and the employer hasn’t given you a contract. Those paying you decide. Not having an employment contract with due rights is not my idea of choice. If being given your notice to leave without any termination goodies is flexible working than you are right, the employer holds all the cards.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Elody

Elody — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 06:15:04 +0000

In reply to Karen. Hello Karen. Been an agency duty SW for over 15 years. I think flexible working means I can work 8 months a year if I choose to. Not zero contract hours!

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Kitcat

Kitcat — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:52:47 +0000

Children are not assets , they are not a business , they are not a means of profit , they are not property .stop treating them like they are …

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:02:15 +0000

So a “Professional association” dominated by and serving the interests of independent social workers champions “flexible” agency work. Ofcourse.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Ines

Ines — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 08:53:42 +0000

Well at least now we know what passess for ethics in BASW world. Insecure employment for social workers, draining the public purse by employment agencies. A very strange hill to raise the principles flag on really. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.