Department of Health written question – answered at on 21 April 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) councils and (b) other large employers of homecare workers on the payment of workers for their travel time.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to councils on the payment of homecare workers for their travel time.
It is for providers to ensure that they are complying with legislation and paying workers for the time they are legally entitled to be paid for.
The Care Act 2014 is clear that local authorities should ensure that care workers are paid at least minimum wage, and are paid for travel time between appointments.
We are working with local authorities and the care sector to improve social care commissioning, including supporting the sector to commission in a way that promotes quality, including meeting legal requirements on staff pay in relation to travel time.
There is clear Government Guidance on the issue of payment for work related travel time. It can be found in full on this website:
http://www.gov.uk/minimum-wage-different-types-work/overview
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