Study: 160,000 care workers paid less than minimum wage

A new study has revealed around 160,000 care workers are being paid less than the national minimum wage, each losing out on an average of £815 a year.

Research by the Resolution Foundation suggested that the amount of under-payment was worth £130 million a year. The think tank said the "wage theft" was mainly caused by employers not paying staff for time spent travelling between clients as well as unpaid training and "on call" time.

The estimates do not take account of any illegal deductions in pay, said the report.