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Home care provider receives ‘against all odds’ Living Wage award

Awards Business Events by Sarah Clarke on June 17, 2021

The provider won the accolade at last night’s Living Wage Champion Awards for paying staff above the Living Wage in the face of a generally low-paying sector.

Joanna Lumley, Jo Brand back call to end poverty wages for care staff

Uncategorized by Sarah Clarke on February 3, 2021

Both celebrities have recorded individual video messages of support for the Pay Fair for Care online rally, taking place today.

Three quarters of care workers in England earn below real Living Wage

Business Finance by Sarah Clarke on November 18, 2020

Research by Skills for Care for the Living Wage Foundation shows that out of 832,393 care workers, 73% were paid below the Living Wage last year..

Care staff deserve equal pay with the NHS, says Age UK

Business Campaigns Innovation Strategy by Sarah Clarke on November 9, 2020

Age UK is calling for better pay for the social care workforce to put them on par with their NHS counterparts.

New Living Wage rate announced in ‘boost’ for low-paid workers

Business Finance Human Resources People by Sarah Clarke on November 9, 2020

The voluntary Living Wage rise is set to benefit thousands of low-paid workers, but Unison fears care staff will be left behind.

Living Wage Foundation to celebrate social care this week

Campaigns Innovation by Sarah Clarke on November 9, 2020

The Living Wage Foundation will champion the social care sector and key workers during this year’s Living Wage Week.

Connected Health becomes first Living Wage care provider in Northern Ireland

Business Strategy by Sarah Clarke on August 25, 2020

The Living Wage accreditation will see all Connected Health carers receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.30 regardless of their age.

Two-thirds of Britons back higher tax to fund care workers’ pay rise

Business Finance Human Resources People by Sarah Clarke on May 29, 2020

The study found that more than seven in ten people think care workers are underpaid, with three in four saying they should be paid the Real Living Wage.

UK think tank calls for ‘decent wage’ for frontline care workers fighting coronavirus

Intelligence Studies by Sarah Clarke on April 21, 2020

A new report has revealed that more than half of the 1.6 million care workers in the UK are being paid below the Real Living Wage.

Social care sector ‘needs support to cope with Living Wage rise’

Business Human Resources Investment People by Sarah Clarke on January 6, 2020

Sterling Rates To Fluctuate During Brexit Negotiations

The Independent Care Group (ICG) warned that the Living Wage rise should be accompanied by greater support for those providing publicly-funded care.

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