22.1. The Employment Rights Bill will strengthen the rights of care workers who are employed in the adult social care sector. At present, no body exists to represent those working in this sector, which in tandem with low rates of unionisation has meant their bargaining power has always been weak.
22.2. The Employment Rights Bill however will establish the process to create an Adult Social Care Negotiating Body (ASCNB). It is intended that this body will serve to represent the interests of care workers and act as a mechanism to improve their pay and conditions. As this sector is currently beset with high staff turnover and low domestic recruitment, the changes proposed under the Employment Rights Bill will likely be welcomed by those within it.
22.3. One important point to note however is that the Employment Rights Bill will not automatically create the ASCNB. Instead it will only set out the process and the ASCNB will be established at a later date through secondary legislation.
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