Gary Smith, head of the trade union GMB Scotland, said the Scottish Parliament should provide additional financial support above Statutory Sick Pay for those who test positive for Covid-19, saying that care home workers are “terrified” of being tested in case they have to go off-sick, due to the loss in wages that would be incurred by doing so. He said carers were “left in poverty” as a “result of testing positive”, calling it a “scandal”. (The Times)
Union leader calls for additional sick pay support for social carers
Gary Smith, head of the trade union GMB Scotland, said the Scottish Parliament should provide additional financial support above Statutory Sick Pay for those who test positive for Covid-19, saying that care home workers are “terrified” of being tested in case they have to go off-sick, due to the loss in wages that would be incurred by […]