The number of care workers on zero-hours contracts jumps to one in seven.

An article in the Guardian ‘finds ‘endemic’ abuse of minimum wage laws.  One of the areas the article discusses is the often common practice of not paying carers for their travel time.  Read more here:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/17/care-workers-zero-hours-contracts-unison-minimum-wage