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Until our government recognises that social care workers deserve fair pay for the work they do, the social care crisis in recruitment and retention crisis will remain

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-action-group-becomes-living-wage-accredited

The three changes in grant-making to watch for in the next year

OPINION 15 October 2020 by Alex Blake

Management

Funding & Finance

Alex Blake examines what the coming year holds for grant-making trusts

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-three-changes-in-grant-making-to-watch-for-in-the-next-year

Lessons need to be learned following Liam Fee’s death

OPINION 6 June 2016 Guest post

Families & Young People

Matt Forde, the national head of service for NSPCC Scotland, speaks out after the convictions of the two-year-old's killers

https://tfn.scot/opinion/child-preotection

Chief encounters: Graham Harper says big isn’t always better and that includes Sydney Harbour Bridge

FEATURE 26 August 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Regeneration & Housing

From visiting Australia to doing a job he loves Graham Harper, chief executive of Care and Repair Edinburgh is ticking off his bucket list

https://tfn.scot/features/chief-encounters

"Time for excuses is past": a wake up call over the treatment of BME carers

NEWS 4 June 2025 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Groundbreaking research reveals mental health crisis, poverty and isolation facing BME unpaid carers in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/time-for-excuses-is-past-a-wake-up-call-over-the-treatment-of-bme-carers

Livin’ (wage) on a prayer

OPINION 5 November 2018 Guest post

Management

Annie Gunner Logan explains how the cost of the Scottish Government's policy to pay all staff the living wage has been passed onto social care bodies

https://tfn.scot/opinion/livin-wage-on-a-prayer

New report finds prolonged youth jobs crisis is set to cost UK economy almost £7 billion next year

NEWS 31 March 2021 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

More than half of employers in Scotland expect the pandemic to continue to have a negative impact young people’s employment prospects over the next three to five years

https://tfn.scot/news/new-report-finds-prolonged-youth-jobs-crisis-is-set-to-cost-uk-economy-almost-7-billion-next-year

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