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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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Social care at the General Election 2024: what's being proposed?
A breakdown of what the leading political parties in England have to say about social care in their manifestos.
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Please don't look at me and pity
A poem by home care worker, Michele Parnell.


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Involving care workers in the Social Care Future
There is room for more involvement from care workers in Social Care Future's vision.
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Two Sides - poem by Michele Parnell
A poem by Michele Parnell about how a home care worker experiences a day differently to one of their clients.


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Speech at Nottingham 'social justice stroll', September 2023
Speaking at the launch of Citizens UK's 'Citizens Agenda' about the need for a real living wage for all care workers
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Speech to local Integrated Care Board, June 2023
Engagement with local leaders about how local authorities influence the working conditions of privately-employed home care workers.




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Who pays what for their social care?
Something that is rarely brought to your attention as a homecare worker is the fact that some of the clients you visit have to pay, while...


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


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


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The system of social care in England
How social care funding flows from the taxpayer through layers of governance all the way down to the payslips of homecare workers.


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Why reform matters to everybody, not just home care workers
Reform is necessary now to ensure the quality and availability of social care when you need it.
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