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THREE out of four care staff who look after people at home are not being paid for the time it takes them to travel between appointments, according to new research.
Unison said its survey of more than 300 care workers across England revealed that employers are effectively breaking minimum wage laws, costing staff hundreds of pounds each month.
Homecare workers spend a fifth of their working day travelling between people’s homes, mostly paid at or just above the minimum wage, but this is “dramatically” reduced if their employer does not pay travel time, said the union.
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