Social Care Fair Work Forum - Social Care Worker Views 2024 - Introduction - NI Direct

Introduction

Thank you for taking part in this Fair Work survey for social care. Please note that this survey is only relevant to social care workers who are registered with the Social Care Council and working in Northern Ireland.

This survey is focused on pay, terms and conditions for those registered social care workers who are employed within the Private, Independent or Community and Voluntary social care sectors. Social care workers employed within Health and Social Care Trusts are employed under terms and conditions which are set by the Agenda for Change national agreements, although some parts of the survey may not be relevant to these groups, responses from registered social care workers employed in all sectors are welcome. Participation in this survey is voluntary and all responses received will be reflected in the analysis.

This survey is made up of four key areas. There will be an option for respondents to skip sections that do not apply to their employment experience.

Section 1: Respondent’s age, gender, location in NI and social care experience

Section 2: Rates of pay, contracts and working hours

Section 3: Travel and additional work-related costs

Section 4: Impact of the cost of living

1. Before proceeding to complete this survey, please tick the confirmations below to confirm you are eligible to participate and you consent to your anonymised responses being used for this research.

(Required) I confirm that I have read the information sheet; I am eligible to participate in this survey (I am a NISCC registered social care worker); and I consent to my anonymised responses being used for analysis and reporting on this Social Care Fair Work Forum initiative