Homecare Voices, a grassroots support network for over 650 care workers throughout the UK, warned staff were being promised hourly rates that didn’t include their travel

Care workers who support the most vulnerable have raised concerns about being illegally underpaid and “misleading” job adverts.

Homecare Voices, a grassroots support network for over 650 care workers throughout the UK, warned staff were struggling to get hours, and being promised hourly rates that then didn’t include their gaps between visits.

Founder Rachel Kelso explained this meant care workers were fleeing the sector , or relying on second jobs just to make ends meet. READ MORE : Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson 'to reshape social care after women's refuge horrors' READ MORE : Wes Streeting unve

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