Care workers who do not have a driving licence or their own cars are being offered electric bikes to make home care visits.
Home care provider Caremark is working with electric mobility company Eskuta to ensure its franchise offices can buy electric bikes to create job opportunities for people without a licence or access to a vehicle.
‘Gamechanger for job seekers’
Almost a third of the adult population do not have access to a personal car, according to research published in 2019 by the Department for Transport.
Some 18.5% of unemployed people in England turn down a job or decide not to apply because of transport-related problems according to analysis by the Health Foundation in 2018.
Caremark is hoping to overcome such obstacles with electric bikes.
“Our care assistants need to visit multiple customers in their own homes daily”, said David Glover, joint chief executive of Caremark.
“Therefore, a reliable method of transport is essential.”
Mr Glover said of electric bikes “with no licence required, it’s a real gamechanger for jobseekers lacking personal transport and is a cheaper and greener alternative for car users.
“We’re excited about the opportunities the eBike presents for people who have the qualities to make great care assistants but may have been held back by vehicle or licence limitations.”
Great care workers ‘held back by’ transport limitations
Caremark franchise owners can purchase the vehicles outright, pay monthly or extend the subscription to home care staff.
Mr Glover added: “Franchisees nationwide have seen the value of the eBike and I’m pleased to say there are a lot of orders being placed across the UK.”
Clare Kulik, operations director of Eskuta said: “The trial has gone extremely well. This partnership signifies our commitment to supporting the sector and bringing new people into it.”
To search for home care jobs, visit https://www.homecare.co.uk/jobs/
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