A union has said staff at home care provider Cordia are using bus stops and supermarket car parks for breaks due to a lack of facilities.

Unison has said changes to shift patterns mean breaks last up to one and a half hours and no facilities are being provided.

The union also says staff have no access to toilets, however the Glasgow-based firm says they do provide toilet and drinks facilities at their bases throughout the city.

Unison said it carried out a survey of 87 staff at the firm, which found almost all had no access to facilities for breaks.

Sam Macartney, Unison Branch Officer, said: "This is a health and safety at work issue, but it's also about dignity at work, these staff provide an essential service for vulnerable people in our communities and deserve to be treated with respect.

"A toilet, drinking water and a warm place to sit and eat on breaks is not unreasonable.

"Unison has written to Andy Clark, acting chief executive of Cordia to ask for a response to these findings and to seek a commitment from Cordia management to work together with us to solve the problems that have been identified by Unison's survey."

Cordia director of services Andy Clark said: "We have a regular forum with all unions who represent our staff, and this issue has never been raised. It's disappointing that Unison has chosen to make its point in the media rather than via this forum.

"However Cordia is committed to the welfare of our staff, and we are happy to meet with Unison to find appropriate solutions.

"I can tell you at this stage that we do have seven home care bases with toilets and facilities to make a hot drink.

"These are in Drumchapel, Whiteinch, Petershill, Templeton at Glasgow Green, Baillieston, Portman Street at Paisley Road Toll and in Castlemilk. These are open until 10pm, long after the end of the last breaks.

"For staff not within easy reach of these bases, we will seek to find alternatives."