This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition change care assistants minimum wage to £9 an hour.
Care assistants deal with a lot of difficult situations, death and diseases on a daily basis. We work very long and unsociable hours and complete a lot more work than people think. We are responsible of keeping service users alive and comftable whilst providing the best duty of care.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104366
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