UK home care workers cannot work as visa regime tightened, says employer
Grosvenor says it is prevented from making 3,000 visits a week as it pays migrant workers to sit at home because permits not renewed
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Grosvenor says it is prevented from making 3,000 visits a week as it pays migrant workers to sit at home because permits not renewed
Tens of thousands of overseas carers who arrived in Britain to fill staff shortages in the social care system are being exploited and treated like slaves, according to reports. Many carers paid large sums of money to agents in India to secure jobs, only to find themselves working long hours for little pay and unable to complain for fear of deportation.
Exclusive: exploitation in sector has soared with more than 10 times as many potential victims as in 2021
Home secretary James Cleverly insists measure will not have adverse impact on workforce but sector bodies sound alarm
Two reports out on Thursday highlight the challenges facing the social care sector.