Showing posts with label homecare sector. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homecare sector. Show all posts

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Who’s going to take care of our carers? Precarious work in the homecare sector

Sinéad Pembroke: As anyone who has a family-member in need of homecare knows, private homecare is very expensive. But like childcare, what do we really know about the working conditions of carers in the private sector? And are the high fees going towards providing decent working conditions for our carers?