Issue - meetings

[That the Council should begin to publish and promote Ethical Care in Wolverhampton including the Wolverhampton Wage for Care.]

1. That it be agreed that the Council should continue to work with care providers to implement a City of Wolverhampton Ethical Homecare Charter to reflect the local market.

2. That it be agreed that the Council should adopt the City of Wolverhampton Ethical Homecare Charter including the Wolverhampton Wage for Homecare.

Councillor Sandra Samuels presented the City of Wolverhampton Ethical Homecare Charter for approval. The objective of the charter was to establish a baseline for the safety, quality and dignity of care. It would achieve this by recommending employment conditions that facilitate a high-quality service to clients, and ensuring the recruitment and retention of a more stable workforce. It was planned that the Wolverhampton Wage from Homecare would be set using the methodology that providers would always pay care workers a rate that was no less than 110% per of the legally required regulatory Living Wage per hour.

Resolved:

1. That it be agreed that the Council should continue to work with care providers to implement a City of Wolverhampton Ethical Homecare Charter to reflect the local market.

2. That it be agreed that the Council should adopt the City of Wolverhampton Ethical Homecare Charter including the Wolverhampton Wage for Homecare.