Here's a prediction for the social care sector in 2021.....Mass resignations and everybody from Nurses to care staff walking away

Especially after this verdict today from the UK Supreme Court ruling in favour of employers with regard to when 'Sleep-in' carers should be paid their hourly rate rather than the now decrepit 'Sleep-in allowance payment' of £40.

Siding with employers is one thing. But when 'wealthy' charitable institutions who have been allowed to take over more and more care services in the UK since 1983 are saying if approved it might bankrupt some providers......

War is on the way !

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56451721

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SW-User

While certain places in the world are calling in all trained nurses, all expenses paid along with triple salary.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@SW-User One of the reasons i quit working for Local Authorities was because i was working my hours, then covering for sickness or staff shortage due to annual leave at time-and-a-half (when they could afford it) and because staffing levels were so bad, i'd be working with Agency Staff earning almost TWICE what i was !!

SW-User

@Picklebobble2 Yeah, I have never understood why anyone would want to work for the Local Authorities. They all seem miserable too. (Sorry!)

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@SW-User It was on the cards that more and more services were going to be given to the private sector, even when i started back in '83.

But to have gone through the private sector (they gave it up because they couldn't make any money out of it) and allowed 'charities' to now make up something like 40% of ALL care services provided, for them to now turn around and say pay increases even for disturbed sleep-in duty (specified when you sign your contract of employment for residential settings) would bankrupt them........Why would anybody want to work for local authorities ?
Maybe that's the plan !
If local authorities don't hire people they no longer have to be responsible for any more sick pay or pension rights !