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Dont think much of this! The advert for her carer is in 'free-ads' , offering what I think is well below the minimum wage -- and you're supposed to be over 25.

No wonder our carers are undervalued. Its not an easy job , and it makes me mad when I see them taken advantage of and offered a pittance.

http://www.freeads.co.uk/uk/jobs/so...isability-in-supported/view#.VISd3jGsVKA

Minimum wage is £6.50 an hour they are offering £7 an hour.

thats a fair wage these days unfortunatley!!

Yes, £7 an hour is above the minimum wage but the hours are very difficult. Work from 745 till 2 then back for 5 and finish at 10, 11 and a quarter hours per day.Pretty much the whole day taken up for less than £80 and you need a car.Does this not take the worker above the maximum working hours although that is subject to so many nuances that it probably could be argued not.

Shocked !!! I thought Id read it was now £7.80 , but I dont know where Ive seen it. Im even more outraged now that carers get so little ! Fair pigs me off.

£7.80 is the Living wage they are pushing for. Seems a bit ironic they only pay so little for carers-- basically saying we don't really care about you--we just want to pay you as little as we can get away with.

The applicant has to be a car driver,and preferably over 25 yrs. Therefore, it would seem that the carer is also to be a chauffer.

What does it mean by full and part time hours, does that mean there are two positions over 7 days a week ?

Many a person does 12 hour shifts now, Salmon. I'll never know how it's been allowed to happen. Then, if someone is ill or on holiday, ones expected provide cover on the days your recovering ! The unions certainly turned their backs on that one. Just another way of organisations/companies being able to employ less people.

Exactly my feelings on it, fish. Its time they got it sorted out as I reckon that the way we're going (population ageing) we're going to need loads of them . Its a job that should have more respect AND more training ----

They do sod all anyway useless gets!

That is not a nice thing to say. I know lots that work very hard.

My other half is in that line of work,She works long and hard.

My wife is PSW, some mornings she'll give 10 showers to some people who are 15 stone. She works damn hard.

Not hard to make a cup of tea and a sandwich.

Next 15 minutes sit on their asses gabbing crap then ask to leave early and for you to sign their book.

For £160 per week id expect a bit more.

Whenever the mother in law asked for a shower or bed linen to be changed it was "not allowed sorry".

Then the idiots broke a £1500 smeg washing machine.

Needless to say they were told to do one, especially when the bill came through.

I'm talking about the ones who call to ill patients homes not the home carers (the mobile carers I'm on about).

Then make it clear who you're talking about before slagging them all off.

Ste. You are talking nonsense. Care work is one of the most challenging occupations ever. Carers often get abused by the very people they care for. They work long hours with unpaid breaks especially carers who visit clients homes.There are some who let the side down but that is the same as any profession.For example I have been ripped off by some mechanics but had fabulous experiences with others. I am a support worker and certainly do not sit on my backside drinking tea. I find your post very offensive.