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rayray7 » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:49 pm
the term 'informal carer' is attached to those who care on a voluntary basis, and with little or no financial reward. informal carers are not employed by anybody but are tied by emotional expectation and loyalty. informal carers work within the domestic sphere, ie their own homes or the home of a relative or friend. informal caring became the norm with the 'carers act' where care would be provided in the community and by the community. how ever in reality it is not provided by the community it is provided by a sole person. the 'carers act' has rendered informal carers and those they care for as 'powerless' as they are a fragmented body, with little or no political power!! it is in opposition the equal opportunities policies as carers 'never' have equal opportunities. as neither do those being cared for!!! because carers are fragmented, they are weak, in every sence, and have little political clout!! there does indeed need to be a way of addressing this!!! a way of getting carers together, as mentioned, some kind of union. if every carer in the uk gave up the role of 'informal carer' it could cost the government around £2000 per week per person. THIS IS HOW MUCH YOUR WORK AS A CARER IS SAVING THE GOVERNMENT.
could you ever say 'thats it - im not doing it any more!!' because that just might be what it takes for anybody to listen!! to get fair pay and holidays, and all the other things that people get if employed!! could you ever say 'PAY ME A FAIR WAGE OR IM NOT DOING IT ANYMORE!!???