No Deal Brexit will heap more pressure on social care industry

Over 100,000 jobs could be at risk with many employers unaware of the extent to which their organization may be at risk

With Brexit looming and a No-Deal on the table, public figures suggest that as many as 100,000 jobs in social care could be at risk with many employers unaware of the extent disruption that this could cause on their organisation.

Stephen Wilson, CEO and Co-Founder of novacare, the care industry’s most powerful online recruitment platform, said: “With 8% of health and social care staff being from the E.U, it is imperative that businesses converse with their staff and understand if visa applications have been applied for.

“Undoubtedly there is set to be a myriad of issues around recruitment and retention of EU employers from the impending Brexit date of Oct 31^st, which is why it’s so important that businesses act now, and ensure that they are fully prepared for everything.”

novacare recruitment platform supports local authorities, NHS and service providers to recruit high quality staff more efficiently. They will be offering a full social care recruitment and retention consultation package on the run up to Brexit.

The recruitment platform is also urging businesses that qualify, to apply for the Brexit Support Grant, funded by the Scottish Government, that will provide a minimum of £2,000 and a maximum of £4,000 to help small to medium-sized enterprises in Scotland manage a wide range of Brexit impacts.

Stephen Wilson concludes, “Businesses have a responsibility to understand all of their options and if the pool of staff have diminished already due to Brexit concerns, then it’s imperative that we support the industry by informing them around what processes need to be put into place to deal with staff recruitment and retention effectively.”

For more information about novacare visit nova-care.uk