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Support staff are used as 'social workers on the cheap', says union

Unqualified staff are being used as 'social workers on the cheap', according to public sector union, Unison.

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By Heather Jameson | 06 October 2011

Unqualified staff are being used as 'social workers on the cheap', according to public sector union, Unison.

Social work assistants and support workers are being used to plug the gaps in social care as employers struggle with budget cuts, the union has claimed.

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