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    Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
    |January 13, 2017
    PubMed

    The RCN has raised concerns that many healthcare assistants are paid less than the ethical minimum. While the current UK-wide minimum wage is £6.19 per hour, the Living Wage Foundation - which campaigns for minimum wages that refl ect the cost of living - claims the minimum wage should be £8.30 per hour in London and £7.20 per hour in other parts of UK. Commenting during the recent Living Wage Week, RCN general secretary Peter Carter said: 'This affects college members, particularly healthcare assistants in the private sector, who are often paid less than the living wage. Some struggle to make ends meet, forcing them to claim benefi ts.'

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