29 April 2009
MAC sees reason
The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative body for independent care providers, is pleased that the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has, after considerable dialogue with the sector, revised its view on the pay rates for overseas Senior Care Workers. Martin Green, Chief Executive of ECCA, says:
“Over the last few months we have been working hard to ensure that the MAC understood the implications for the care sector of a pay level of £8.80 for overseas Senior Care Workers. The revision of this figure to £7.80 will offer some help to hard-pressed providers and should enable overseas staff to be employed and contribute to the UK care system”.
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Notes to Editors:
ECCA works to ensure that care services are commissioned fairly, efficiently and on a properly funded basis, to meet the true costs of providing appropriate care
Contact ECCA press on 020 7492 4844 or email
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Visit www.ecca.org.uk
The MAC report is available to download here: http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/workingwithus/mac/macreport2009.pdf .
The section on Care Assistants is from pg. 92 - 97
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