Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 8487

Home Care Services: Pay

Tabled: 10 October 2024

Answered: 17 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that home care workers are paid correctly for their travel time.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

All workers, including social care workers, must be paid at least the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage for the work that they do. Time spent travelling between appointments counts as working time for minimum wage purposes. If anyone thinks th...

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