Renfrewshire care home workers miss out on sick pay
dailyrecord.co.ukRead More About: The company told the Express it is now working to backdate sick pay, but care workers union Unison says many of its members - dubbed heroes by the public - have been struggling to feed their families since being forced to self isolate in April and May.And while the company is now paying those who have tested positive for the disease, tests were not so freely available to care staff at the start of pandemic.Its failure to pay out to date follows emergency coronavirus legislation from the Scottish Government which instructs all care home providers to pay full sick pay to all staff, including actual hours worked, as opposed to the often much lower contracted hours.It was introduced alongside the Social Care Staff Support Fund,.
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