Social work pay freeze hits 69% of staff…

15th June 2011

69% of social workers have had their pay frozen in the past year, and a further 16% have had their pay reduced, according to the findings of  The 2011 Social Work Survey, published by Liquid Personnel.

The figures, released this week, come from our survey of almost 600 social work professionals, and illustrate the impact of spending cuts on local government staff who provide an essential public service.

Jonathan Coxon, managing director of Liquid Personnel, has commented on these results, saying:

“Social workers deserve to be well paid – it’s an incredibly demanding career, and for 16% of our respondents to have actually had their pay reduced is a disgrace. If this is not addressed, we will struggle to retain the current crop of skilled social workers, let alone attract new people to the profession.

The government have not fulfilled their promises to ring-fence essential frontline services, leaving councils to make very tough decisions about funding.”

The survey also revealed that more than three quarters (79%) of social workers are concerned about the impact of public sector spending cuts on their pension.

For more information about the survey and its results, please contact us today.

For more findings from the 2011 Social Work Survey, please click here.