Care workers cut short visits to elderly as workload soars
It found that for one in three care workers, pay is below the £7.38-an-hour national minimum wage for those aged 21-24, and less than the £7.83 minimum stipulated for those aged 25 or over under the national living wage because of unpaid travel time. Half said that they had no choice except to work on a zero-hours contract. “There is a high turnover of care workers which all too often results in people receiving sub-optimal levels of care,†the report said.
It also found “the present nature of the job often leaves [care workers] feeling isolated, demoralised, forgotten and undervaluedâ€.
