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Care providers in law change call

Care providers have pleaded with Prime Minister Boris Johnson to change the law to boost staff numbers in the sector during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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By Dan Peters | 01 April 2020

Care providers have pleaded with Prime Minister Boris Johnson to change the law to boost staff numbers in the sector during the COVID-19 outbreak.

They want people furloughed in other industries and receiving 80% of their wages to be allowed to take up paid employment with social care providers.

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