The highly anticipated “sleep- in judgment”, Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake, will be handed down by the Supreme Court on Friday this week (19 March 2021). This will provide clarity on the issue of whether care workers who ‘sleep in’ are entitled to the national minimum wage for time that is not spent actually performing …
Supreme Court “sleep-in” case judgment due this week Read More »
To say it’s been a tough year would be a shameful understatement. The health and social care sector has been tested like never before. Day after day we have been presented with harrowing statistics on how COVID-19 has tightened its grip on the world but amongst the bad news and escalating fear, we have seen …
Staffing in social care: The cornerstone of compliance Read More »
The government is urging the public to register their interest in taking up short-term paid work in the adult social care sector to help to meet urgent additional staffing requirements. The government state that “the impact of the new COVID-19 variant is being felt across the country and additional staff are urgently needed now to …
During a December 2020 Ridouts’ webinar (Videos – Ridouts Solicitors) a healthcare provider asked the question, “Do you think it will become mandatory for staff to have a COVID-19 vaccination to be able to work in a care home?” This is an interesting question and one that is on the mind of many providers now …
UPDATED: Considering the issue of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers Read More »
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced further funding for the Social care sector to boost staffing levels and testing. The funding is aimed at protecting and supporting staff and residents in care homes and those receiving help in their own homes. £120m of the fund is in addition to the …
Additional funding released to support social care staffing and testing Read More »
During a recent Ridouts’ webinar (Videos – Ridouts Solicitors) a healthcare provider asked the question, “Do you think it will become mandatory for staff to have a COVID-19 vaccination to be able to work in a care home?” This is an interesting question and one that is on the mind of many providers now that …
Scotland has announced it will be providing a £500 bonus to care workers and NHS staff as soon as possible as a reward for working during the pandemic. The bonus is similar to one that was given by Wales earlier this year but is wider reaching. There have been repeated calls for a similar bonus …
Scotland follows Wales in offering bonus to health and care staff Read More »
The Real Living Wage is only earned by a quarter of care workers across England. Whilst paying the Living Wage is a voluntary rate this is also one which reflects the true cost of living and how much it is calculated an individual needs to live in the area in which they work. There are …
Majority of care workers receive below the living wage in England Read More »
The clock is ticking on the UK’s exit from Europe. As things stand, and assuming the government isn’t able to agree an extension to the transition agreement, this will come to an automatic end at midnight on 31 December 2020 and the UK will leave Europe without a deal. What impact will a “no-deal” Brexit …
No-deal Brexit – what can care providers expect? Read More »
The shortage occupations list is a list of jobs which are given preferential treatment by the UK in respect of the immigration status of applicants into the UK labour market. The Home Secretary commissioned a review of this list which made recommendations specific to the care home sector in respect of the inclusion of care …
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