It seems like paying more than $11/hr would help reduce the labor shortage you are facing. From my American coastal perspective, $11/hr sounds ridiculously low

It seems like paying more than $11/hr would help reduce the labor shortage you are facing. From my American coastal perspective, $11/hr sounds ridiculously low here and I know for a fact that most childcare workers are paid considerably more than that here. I have relatives who work under the table doing childcare so they don’t even have any minimum wage/labor protections and they still make more than that. I don’t perceive the cost of living in the UK as particularly less so I am confused how this can be justified. e: I see now that you are talking about elder care but I feel like the rates would not be so dissimilar.