A care worker was asked by @BBCNewsbeat earlier whether she will be buying one of the new CARE badges, she said “No, they are being sold for £8.99 and my wage is only £8.75 an hour”
Says it all..
I could have wept, protecting human rights, protecting people’s health and well being, recruiting, buying PPE celebrating humanity has been our lives for 8 weeks. It felt like a kick in the teeth. Gov implementation will involve much bureaucracy- so distracting
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I just hoisted my daughter out of bed, gave her her meds. I then wheeled my wife in her wheelchair to the bathroom. I then reflected on my 24hr dual care life, my possible job loss, the 1 pound increase to £67pw carers allowance.
I cried
Then I read this
https://t.co/m4NeYirVGz
So is there something official you can tell us to say to these families, for schools, like ours, who probably won’t be able to provide the vouchers on Monday due to the issues please?
We know that for a large number of schools, this is working and their codes are being processed and distributed. This is a new system that we have worked night and day to set up as quickly as possible to support those vulnerable families.
Dual coding! Revise at the same time as carrying out proper hand washing precautions against Coronavirus - Lady Macbeth shows us exactly how to do it right. Courtesy of https://t.co/dgC31HfuPm
I loathe pervasive term 'unskilled'. Are care-workers 'unskilled'? It is a callously bureaucratic way to describe such dedicated men and women. 'Low paid' yes, sometimes scandalously so, but skilled in so many ways that few of us could begin to emulate.