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Food Allowances For Live In Carers

12/05/2016

No wonder there is confusion surrounding food allowances! It seems unfair that some carers receive a food allowance where others do not. ...

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Night Work: Waking Nights/Sleep ins

26/01/2016

We recently had the following posted into our Facebook group. Please remember that if you require any questions of your own answered that you can ask Asif Yousef or Daniel James and we will get it researched and written for you if we deem it to be beneficial to the carer community. ...

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Live in Carers - What are Your Legal Rights for Breaks?

16/11/2015

Most live-in carers are very uncertain about what their legal rights are when it comes to break times. ...

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Travel to be considered part of working hours

11/09/2015

The British government suffered a humiliating defeat after the European Court of Justice ruled that time spent travelling to work ought to be paid by employers. The government had wanted time spent commuting to the first job of the day to not be regarded as paid work due to its concerns over increased costs for businesses. ...

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Your Rights if you Sign a Contract but are Given no Work

10/08/2015

Many caregivers are unaware of the extent of their rights regarding the contractual obligations of their employer. This is a pertinent issue for the 1.75 million caregivers in the UK as only 25% of unqualified care givers are members of a trade union, and as a result employers often take advantage, with up to 9% of employees being paid less than the minimum wage. ...

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