With almost 70 percent of settings anticipated operating at a loss over the last six months of 2020 and 33 percent of respondents suggesting that they would leave the sector past their current job role, a report by the commission highlights the challenges facing the sector’s workforce, which have been exacerbated by Covid-19.
An underpaid and undervalued workforce, combined with issues around funding, training, recruitment and retention, has resulted in a sector that is now in danger of becoming untenable, the report states.
Evidence also shows that just 23 per cent of the workforce felt that their job was safe following the outbreak of the virus.
Other headline statistics highlighted from the Commission’s research include:
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