SPECIAL REPORT
Unpaid: Carers say they are owed thousands of pounds worth of pay for sleep-in shifts (Credit: PA Wire)
LAST week an investigation revealed that despite their long hours and hard work, hundreds of Lancashire care workers are paid under the real living wage.
In this special report we look at the crisis facing the care sector, with part one focusing on claims live-in carers are owed thousands of pounds in unpaid wages. CARE workers from across the county have protested over £30,000 worth of unpaid wages which they say has instead gone to a private provider. The carers, employed by Alternative Futures Group which is contracted by Lancashire County Council and has facilities in Blackburn, Burnley and Accrington, regularly work “sleep-in” shifts, which involve staying overnight at a vulnerable or elderly person s house in order to deliver care.