Rejected petition Reclassify Social / Care workers as a skilled profession.

Rejected on 3 August 2020

Care work takes a considerable amount of skill in various ways, from supporting mental health, giving medication, tissue viability, nutrition, care planning, assessments, consultations etc.. and it has a whole load of responsibility to go with it, duty of care. This is not a unskilled job. Change it

There is a 1001 things to do a day, and it is like no other job, and add in that clinical skills to keep a person safe. It’s a kick in the teeth for the support workers in the world to call them unskilled workers. The majority are smart, qualified individuals who started in care because it is one of the most stressful jobs, however most rewarding job anyone can do. Please sort this out, you are simplifying a role that is so misunderstood by the government. They are the backbone of healthcare.

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The Government does not designate particular occupations as skilled or unskilled, except in certain limited areas such as whether an occupation is included on the Shortage Occupation List.

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