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Labour demands real living wage for all care workers

Compliance Human Resources Legislation People by Sarah Clarke on September 21, 2020

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said it was “unconscionable” that the average wage for a care worker is just £8.10 an hour.

Low pay for care staff matter of ‘national shame’ says provider CEO

Leaders People by Sarah Clarke on June 30, 2020

Sterling Rates To Fluctuate During Brexit Negotiations

The care boss says significant restrictions on social care funding has meant that care providers have not been able to pay their staff more.

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.

Government gets the go-ahead for National Living Wage rise

Business Finance Human Resources People by Sarah Clarke on November 4, 2019

The government has been given the go-ahead to raise the National Living Wage (NLW) by more than £2 an hour by 2024.

Recruitment battles driving down pay in social care, report finds

Intelligence People Recruitment Studies by Sarah Clarke on October 31, 2019

Social care employers are struggling to source the talent they need and this is having an impact on the pay packets, the CV-Library said.

Health and social workers £36 worse off than they were a decade ago, study finds

Business Finance Human Resources People by Sarah Clarke on May 15, 2019

Analysis published by the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) shows that real wages for health social workers have fallen 7.6% to £441 a week since 2009.

Private sector care workers ‘three times more likely’ to be on zero hour contracts

Human Resources Intelligence People Studies Training by Sarah Clarke on April 25, 2019

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Research also reveals that those working for private care companies in England earn 17% lower than their public sector counterparts.