Humza Yousaf has been urged to use an overhaul of the social care sector to end zero-hours contracts
’s Malcolm Chisholm co-signed a letter from campaign group Zero Hours Justice calling for an end to this type of “insecure and low-paid work”.
The campaign group says about 74,000 people in Scotland are in this type of employment with 20% of those being in the health and social care sector. “Social care shortages are leaving patients stuck in hospital taking up much-needed hospital beds at a cost of £4000 a week when they should be recovering at home with social care support.“Zero-hours contracts are a barrier to people working in the care system and should be banned.Chisholm, who was health minister between 2001 and 2004, said: “Social care staff work under huge pressure, providing vital public services.
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