Observer investigation uncovers NHS trusts and private care homes charging staff who leave to recoup recruitment costs
• Trapped and destitute: how foreign nurses’ UK dreams turned sour
International nurses working for NHS trusts and private care homes are being trapped in their jobs by clauses in their contracts that require them to pay thousands of pounds if they try to leave.
In extreme cases, nurses are tied to their roles for up to five years and face fees as steep as £14,000 if they want to change job or return home early.
