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Senior Tory Warns Against Forcing Care Home Staff To Have Vaccines

David Davis suggests mandatory jabs under consideration by the government could be struck down by courts.
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Covid Heroes On ‘Poverty Wages’ Forced To Strike To Get Proper Pay

Care workers and cleaners say they have been “left with no choice” but to launch a strike.
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Cineworld Staff Could Take Jobs In Social Care, Says Work And Pensions Secretary

Therese Coffey said workers at risk of losing their jobs will have transferrable skills.
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‘Stop Clapping, Start Paying’: NHS Workers Demand Better Wages

Nurses were excluded from the wage increase for around 900,000 public sector workers announced in July.
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Exclusive: 300 Health And Care Workers Have Died Of Covid. Just Two Families Have Had Payout

Matt Hancock pledged those who lost loved ones on the NHS or social care front line would get £60,000.
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Care Workers Have Toiled On The Covid Frontline – This Is How We Repay Them

It cannot be possible for future announcements about reward to set them aside, Vic Rayner writes.
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Tory Minister Blames Privatisation For Social Care Workers Missing Out On Pay Rise

Policing minister Kit Malthouse said the government could only influence their wages through minimum wage increases.
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Priti Patel Urged By Tory To Create Care Worker Immigration Scheme

Veteran MP Sir Roger Gale is worried post-Brexit immigration rules will leave a “gaping hole” in care homes and in low-paid NHS jobs.
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Care Workers Will Not Qualify For The Government's Post-Brexit NHS Visa

New immigration rules are due to come into effect from January 1, 2021.
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Opinion: If The Government Is Serious About 'Building Back Better', Rishi Sunak Must Invest In Care

Investing in care provision is absolutely crucial if the government is truly determined to reduce inequality in our society, Diane Elson writes.
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