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Our letter to MPs

Dear Member of Parliament, Subject: correspondence from Homecare Workers’ Group...

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Want to keep more staff in home care? Then pay us for our working time.

If you are not paid for the time you spend travelling between clients, your true hourly rate of pay is much lower than you think.

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05 / Low pay

Home care workers are some of the lowest paid workers in society, despite the highly-skilled nature of their work.

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06 / Unpaid travel time

Unpaid travel time and overtime mean home care workers are at risk of being paid below the National Minimum Wage.

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07 / Wider employment conditions

Zero-hours contracts, unsociable hours, lack of career progression, poor standards for care plans, relations with 'the office'.

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08 / Relationship with 'the office'

How does the relationship between home care workers and 'the office' impact quality of care for clients.

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