I have just heard something really upsetting and worrying. My friends daughter works for a care company and arrived at her mothers in tears. She has a job going to peoples houses mostly elderly to help with care. She's a kind gentle caring girl. Her clients love her and tell her they've never had someone so gentle. She can only work 16 hours a week as a single mum. The company continually make her work more than this making her frightened of being labeled a benefit cheat. They make up a rota so some of her visit only last 15 mins. She has to telephone to register she's at the clients home do what ever needs doing then write whats she's done in a book then telephone to register she's finished all in 15 minutes. Her next visit could be 6 miles away if she's late she won't be paid. So for instance she has to be at a house at 7 . Register that she's arrived, get the person up, washed and dressed and helped downstairs. Write in the contact book Telephone to say she's leaving and be at the next client 4 to 6 miles away by 7.15. It's impossible. So mostly she has been late leaving one client then late arriving at the next. Last week they told her this had to stop and if she was Late leaving or late arriving she wouldn't be paid for that visit. Today she tried to do it their way. She had to leave an elderly gentleman on a commode. One of her ladies soiled the bed and she didn't have time to make it and had to leave. She is now beside herself worrying about these poor people. She reported it to her employers who said if she doesn't like she will loose her job. When she she said ok she considered herself sacked and would leave they told her it was in her contract that she must give 2 weeks notice or she would be prosecute by the council for neglect. I would think the last bit is nonsense but I can't be sure. I'v left her and her mother in tears. How on earth is this kind of thing possible.
Have any of you got all electric cars? Pros and cons please.
