Sir Keir Starmer will promise the nation’s 1.5m care workers their wages will be protected by a Fair Pay Agreement to bring them closer into line with nurses and other NHS staff, if Labour wins the election
Every care worker in England would be entitled to pay of at least £12 an hour as part of a Labour manifesto pledge, to be unveiled on Thursday, will promise the nation’s 1.5m care workers their wages will be protected by aUnions representing care workers would be able to enter into collective bargaining with care providers – around half of which are in the private sector – in the same way the pay for NHS staff is set at nationally agreed rates with blanket terms and conditions.
Natalie Grayson, GMB’s national organiser for the care sector, said too many private care providers made profits that did not make their way down to frontline staff. Social care is one of the biggest issues to face successive governments, with an army of unpaid carers, such as children or spouses, supporting the system.
Before the 90s, most care homes were run by local authorities and the pay was on a par with other council staff, Ms Grayson said.
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