MPs sign letter asking for stronger assurances carers on zero-hours contracts will be compensated if forced to self-isolateMore than 100 MPs are urging the health secretary, Matt Hancock, to provide stronger assurances that social care workers forced to drop shifts because of the coronavirus pandemic will receive adequate sick pay.NHS England has issued guidance advising trusts to give full sick pay to staff who have to self-isolate because of the disease, but there is growing concern nearly 400,000 carers on zero-hours contracts may miss out. Continue reading…
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