English Health Secretary and former PR man, Matt Hancock, has announced a badge of honour for care staff so that they can get the kind of public recognition they deserve. The estimated cost will be £0.14 per person for the badges. The contract has already gone to a manufacturer in Wuhan, China.
In Scotland:
‘Social care support workers providing direct adult support will have their pay increased to at least the Real Living Wage rate of £9.30 an hour for all hours worked, including sleep-overs and hours worked by personal assistants. The Scottish Government will also provide funding to third sector and independent providers specifically to ensure staff receive sick pay if they are off work ill or because they are self-isolating.’
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Hi John,
from information i the Guardian btl, it appears that the carers badge was launched on the 26 th of June 2019, Hancock has just hijacked it, regards for what you do
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Thanks
Who’d have thought he’d be dishonest?
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Think you are being a bit cruel to Handcock not only is he giving Carers a nice badge, he’s getting the whole country to give em a big clap tonight.
Btw I’m not sure Carers who support Rangers will be to chuffed with the badge.
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Would caring people support either of the glory-hunter’s preferred choices?
C’mon the Bairns!
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Just recovered from my allocated 30 min lockdown exercise.
I would imagine that the Yes voting glory hunter’s would be caring people.
Hope that’s the Ayr United Bairns.
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Wrong email
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Just recovered from my allocated 30 min lockdown exercise.
I imagine that the Yes voting glory hunters would be caring (well balanced and informed) people.
I don’t suppose that’ll be the Ayr United Bairns.
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John FFS. Just re read my post it doesn’t read well. Kinda implies that Ayr united bairns ain’t well balanced etc. . .
. . , not what I intended. Soz
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Seems he thinks that a wee badge. Is a thanks for all the hard work the people in the front line are doing I don’t see him rolling up his sleeves all he has done is bitch about the over use as he calls it of the PPE they think that they are above everyone in the country because of the post into office to get Britain out of the rut they got us into for years
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It seems that the badge is not going to be given. It has to be paid for by the recipient.
“Shelly Asquith
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A care worker was asked by @BBCNewsbeat earlier whether she will be buying one of the new CARE badges, she said “No, they are being sold for £8.99 and my wage is only £8.75 an hour””
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