Ministers must adopt Migration Advisory Committee recommendations to beef-up care staff numbers, says UNISON

Responding to recommendations from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) today (Wednesday) that social care workers should be paid more, UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said:
“The main cause of the care staffing crisis is obvious. Wages are too low to attract and keep workers. Care employers are losing people in droves to warehouses, supermarkets and online retailers able to pay significantly more for less stressful work. It’s no wonder there are shortages.
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