Welsh care home staff have been left furious after being left out of a government pay increase. In February, it was announced by the Welsh Government that about 53,000 care workers would receive a £1,000 bonus from April.
At the time, the Welsh Government said the £96 million worth of payments, being made to registered care home and home care workers alongside the introduction of the real living wage, were to recognise the care workforce after the pandemic.
However, some non-care staff working at care homes have criticised the Welsh Government for not including them in the payment scheme. Tania Garwood is an office administrator at Claremont Court Care Home on Pillmawr Road, Newport, and said she felt it was "unfair" that non-care staff were not getting the extra cash.
