The Mirror told in July that hundreds of thousands of carers were being paid less than the Real Living Wage – the rate independent experts believe is needed for a decent standard of living. A full-time worker paid the £9.50 Real Living Wage will receive more than £1,500 a year extra compared with counterparts on the statutory minimum. "We're appealing to Boris Johnson's Government and social care providers to do the right thing and make the investment needed to pay care workers the Real Living Wage." “Every worker should be on the Real Living Wage as a bare minimum. “It is a moral outrage that three quarters of social care workers do not even earn the Real Living Wage.

Source: Daily Mirror November 13, 2020 00:00 UTC