Social Enterprise UK calling for change on NHS pay deal

Despite their contribution, many staff working within social enterprises are not eligible for the recently negotiated NHS pay rise despite working on the same terms and conditions as set out under the Agenda for Change framework.

The State of the Social Care Sector: How did social enterprises respond to Covid-19?

Over the last decade the social care sector in England has seen unprecedented demand coupled with funding cuts and workforce recruitment and retention challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic added more pressure to already stretched social care systems. Recent research at the University of Birmingham has been exploring the contribution of social enterprises to the adult social … Continued

Social care business celebrates 10 years of success

July the 1st 2022 saw Leading Lives mark its 10-year anniversary as an employee-owned social enterprise, with a combined birthday celebration and awards event in Bury St Edmunds.  It also acknowledged the contribution of Tony Carr, who retires as Managing Director after 41 years in the Suffolk care sector.