Highland home care staff receive £1000 cash and shares boost

A SOCIAL care provider has given its full-time staff a £1000 cash and shares boost.

The windfall from Highland Home Carers (HHC), an employee-owned organisation, comes just after the company announced it is paying all front-line staff £10 per hour, and as it mounts a recruitment drive.

HHC, based in Inverness, rewarded its staff with a profit share payment and share allocation bonus.

Managing director Campbell Mair said: “These well-deserved bonuses are a way of rewarding and thanking our committed, compassionate and resilient front-line workforce. It’s a fantastic way of recognising and valuing their dedication and length of service.”

HHC has been caring for and supporting people in their own homes since 1994.

“This year, with £500 share value, £500 profit share, and the government’s £500 ‘thank you’ to mark the extraordinary service and support offered during the coronavirus pandemic, we have been able to demonstrate our unswerving commitment to our employee ownership, and to valuing our workforce so highly,” Mr Mair added.

HHC increased employer’s pension contributions from March.

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