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THE CARE sector in England faces a catastrophic staffing crisis unless the government abandons its “no jab, no job” policy, unions warned today.
As last night’s midnight deadline for the first mandatory Covid vaccinations neared, Unison general secretary Christina McAnea said that some agencies were already unable to provide emergency cover.
And the GMB union said that a last-minute “fudge” giving a 12-week window for staff to self-certify that they are medically exempt from the rule has come too late to stem a mass exodus from the sector.
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