More than a third of Brent's social workers are short term agency staff, according to the Guardian. Having 36.9% of people working as short term employees sounds to me like an inherently unstable service which simply won't be able to deliver reliable services to clients. The service appears to be locked into a vicious spiral of cuts, overload, rising demand and low morale. The agency staff are generally paid more than permanent staff.
What, I wonder, are councillors planning to do about it?
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