• England is facing another needless Brexit disaster: care home staff shortages | Simon Jenkins

    England is facing another needless Brexit disaster: care home staff shortages | Simon Jenkins
    New immigration rules will stop EU staff being recruited by a sector that relies on them to fill its soaring vacancy ratesBy far the worst-off victims of coronavirus have been elderly people. The worst-off victims of Brexit are going to be … elderly people. As reported by the Sunday Times, on 1 January EU staff who care for older people in residential homes cannot be recruited to work in the UK, as they earn below a £25,600 threshold for skilled workers. This will apply whether or n

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