Government urged to act after major minimum wage win by homecare workers, says UNISON

The government must end the practice of employers denying care staff wages for time spent travelling between visits to the sick and elderly, says UNISON today (Tuesday).
It follows a ​recent significant legal victory by a group of homecare workers over illegal pay in a case brought by the union.
The claimants – the majority of whom are women – will now receive an average settlement of around £10,000 each after an employment tribunal ruling.
The tribunal found that contrac