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Chris McCall

Social care staff in Scotland 'leaving to work in Costa and Lidl' due to higher wages, Nicola Sturgeon warned

Social care workers across Scotland are quitting to take jobs in supermarkets because of the higher wages on offer, Nicola Sturgeon has been warned.

Anas Sarwar raised the issue today of poor working conditions across the care sector after inviting staff for a meeting at Holyrood.

The Scottish Labour leader told MSPs there was already a recruitment crisis in care homes with 75 per cent reporting job vacancies.

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