That is why today's Supreme Court ruling is such a disappointment. The judgment upheld the right of employers to deny staff doing sleep-in shifts the minimum wage. Have your say in the comment section(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)So it is hardly surprising that there are estimated 120,000 vacancies and 900 carers leave the profession each day. When he first entered Downing Street Boris Johnson said reforming social care was one of his priorities. And we also know that successive Conservative governments have hit the pockets of the poorest rather than those of their rich mates.

Source: Daily Mirror March 19, 2021 22:06 UTC