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AUDITORS slapped down the Tory government yesterday for failing to come up with a strategy to head off a looming social care staffing shortfall.
The National Audit Office said that, with care worker numbers already at troubling lows and unlikely to match rising demand, there is “no national strategy to address this workforce challenge.”
The report highlighted that, in 2016-17, around half of care workers were paid £7.50 per hour or less — equivalent to £14,625 per annum — which, along with tough working conditions, prevents workers from joining and remaining in the sector.
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
Reversing outsourcing is the pre-election promise the government must honour, says Unison general secretary CHRISTINA McANEA
