Do you think that if care workers do an overnight ‘sleep-in’ shift, whereby they stay overnight and on duty in a house with people who need care, but who may not wake up in the night, they should be paid more, less or the same as their normal rate?

Do you think that if care workers do an overnight ‘sleep‑in’ shift, whereby they stay overnight and on duty in a house with people who need care, but who may not wake up in the night, they should be paid more, less or the same as their normal rate? Published on 12 February 2020 → Survey conducted on 12 February 2020 on 2535 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

They should be paid the same as their normal rate for the overnight shift

38%

They should be paid less than their normal rate for the overnight shift

They should be paid more than their normal rate for the overnight shift

42%

Don't know

13%

They should be paid the same as their normal rate for the overnight shift

38%

They should be paid less than their normal rate for the overnight shift

They should be paid more than their normal rate for the overnight shift

42%

Don't know

13%

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