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New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including ‘national living wage’

Mencap has agreed to pay care workers above the national minimum wage for sleep-ins, following a successful campaign by UNISON. The charity has been in dispute with UNISON over its failure to pay care staff the minimum wage when providing on-call night care. Some carers had previously been paid a flat rate of £25 for a […]

It also wrote off historic fines and penalties for underpayment before today. “Each year, care workers are collectively cheated of £130m in […]

Government move a ‘cruel blow’ to carers denied the minimum wage for sleep-ins

Responding to the National Audit Office (NAO) report on the social care workforce published today (Thursday), UNISON’s assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “This damning report exposes the government’s lamentable approach to social care, which is letting down elderly and disabled people, as well as the dedicated staff looking after them. “Years of underfunding mean local councils […]

‘We believe the Court of Appeal got this decision completely wrong and will do everything we can to reverse it’

“It was a one-to-one job,” she says. “So you go into a person’s house and then you do support with them […]

Find out more about the national minimum wage and about bargaining for the living […]

New minimum pay rates come into force for many key workers, including care staff New national minimum wage rates come into force today, bringing a pay rise for care and other workers across the country whose vital, but low-paid, work has been highlighted in the current crisis. “Today’s pay rise will make a real difference […]