Report reveals shows how care workers miss out on minimum wage

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A new report by the Resolution Foundation, a research group focusing on low pay issues, reveals how many home care workers are effectively paid less than the minimum wage. The research shows that while formally workers are paid at or above the minimum rate of £6.19 (€7.24), they tend to lose out because their pay is linked to the time of their home visits. They are not paid for their travelling time and the amount of time for each visit is often less than the amount they need to deliver proper care. The Resolution Foundation estimates there could be as many as 220,000 home care workers paid below the minimum wage with many on just £5.00 (€5.85) an hour.
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