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Issue 161
TUC Calls for Care Workforce Strategy as Recruitment Crisis Deepens
The TUC has called for a comprehensive strategy for the care workforce in England after revealing most social care workers earn less than the Real Living Wage. New analysis from the trade union body covering both the childcare and social care sectors has revealed that over three in five (61%) social care workers
and senior care workers earn less than the Real Living Wage, leading to a staffing crisis stemming from widespread low pay and insecure work, which predominantly impacts their female workforces.
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