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HEATHER WAKEFIELD explains why undervalued and underpaid care workers at the Alternative Futures Group are taking strike action
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ALTERNATIVE Futures Group (AFG) is a 20-year-old charity and one of the largest social care providers in the north-west of England.
With 2,500 employees and 20 public-sector commissioners — 15 of them councils — it is a big player in the provision of care services to 1,200 people with learning and physical disabilities and complex care needs and it’s one which prides itself on providing “person-centred services.”
Delve into the AFG website and you will also see that it tells prospective employees: “In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career and provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.”
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