Improving pay is the way to solve care staffing crisis

Commenting on the government’s new advertising campaign to encourage more people to consider careers in care, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Wednesday):
“If the government ​is serious about recruitment, its first move should be to ​ensure care workers ​get a decent pay rise. Any ad campaign pushing a job without sick pay, where poor treatment and exploitation are rife, will struggle ​to succeed.
“Every