How much do care workers get paid in Falkirk?

The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. Local advertised pay will show here once enough adverts are live.

How many care companies are there in Falkirk?

50 registered home care services operate in Falkirk, run by 31 providers. Each branch is registered and inspected separately, so check the record of the branch you would work for.

Is travel time paid for care workers in Falkirk?

Time spent travelling between visits is working time and counts towards the minimum wage, averaged over your pay period. Some employers pay it separately and some build it into the hourly rate. Ask at interview, and check the employer pages here for what each provider has told us.

Care jobs in Falkirk

Falkirk has 50 registered home care services, run by 31 providers, and 32 of the 38 with Care Inspectorate grades are Good or better on every theme. The legal minimum for anyone aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour from April 2026, and time spent travelling between visits counts towards it.

No live adverts near Falkirk right now. Care employers recruit near-continuously, so approaching them directly often beats waiting for a vacancy.

Registered care services: 50; run by 31 providers.
Graded Good or better: 84%; 32 of 38 graded services on every theme, against 86% across Scotland. Care Inspectorate
Legal minimum, 21 and over: £12.71 an hour; from April 2026. Travel time between visits counts towards it. GOV.UK

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Questions about care work in Falkirk

How much do care workers get paid in Falkirk?: The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. Local advertised pay will show here once enough adverts are live.
How many care companies are there in Falkirk?: 50 registered home care services operate in Falkirk, run by 31 providers. Each branch is registered and inspected separately, so check the record of the branch you would work for.
Is travel time paid for care workers in Falkirk?: Time spent travelling between visits is working time and counts towards the minimum wage, averaged over your pay period. Some employers pay it separately and some build it into the hourly rate. Ask at interview, and check the employer pages here for what each provider has told us.

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