Millions of social care workers are to get annual NHS-style pay rises as the Government seeks to bring their wages closer in line with health staff.
A new negotiating body made up of trade unions and employers will negotiate pay rates, terms and conditions as part of a fair pay agreement.
The announcement is one of the last acts of Sir Keir Starmer and fulfils his Labour manifesto pledge to improve wages for the 1.5 million care workers in England.
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Care minister Stephen Kinnock told The i Paper the plans marked one more step towards a National Care Service, something originally proposed by Andy Burnham when he was health secretary 17 years ago.
