Carers on the coronavirus frontline can expect an average workplace pension of just £2,696 a year in retirement, research has revealed.
One worker warned of receiving “peanuts” in retirement, comparing it to “modern slavery”. House of Commons figures uncovered by Labour MP Jack Dromey triggered serious questions about the treatment of Britain's most under-appreciated frontline workers.
Recent reports found only about 50% of the social care workforce work on a full-time basis and around 24% of contracts are zero hours.
Mr Dromey said: “It is utterly wrong that, instead of being rewarded for their heroic efforts, care workers in the private sector face paltry pensions of just £3,000 per year. "This is simply unacceptable.