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UNISON’s biggest ever homecare legal case over workers paid as little as £3.27 an hour

Seventeen homecare workers employed across the London Borough of Haringey are taking care company Sevacare and the council to court.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
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Homecare workers, illegal payments and when the sums just don’t add up

If caught out for failing to pay for travel time, firms seldom make amends and correct the payments across the whole of the workforce. Judith Montgomery’s case highlights the issue of unpaid […]

Magazine on the UNISON National site.
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Homecare in crisis

It found no improvement in the attitude to 15-minute homecare visits in the past year, with councils ignoring the recent NICE guidelines – among […]

Magazine on the UNISON National site.
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