Employers for Carers (EfC) was delighted to host an in-person networking event on Tuesday 14 March. The event was held at EfC member BT’s London office and the theme was Supporting carer health and wellbeing in the workplace. Carers UK’s Chair Nick Baird opened the well-attended event with a short speech and thanked those for travelling […]
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Employers for Carers (EfC) was delighted to host their first in-person Networking Event since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic on 11 October. The event was held at EfC member Aviva’s London offices and the theme was Championing carers in the workplace. Carers UK’s Chair Nick Baird opened the event by welcoming the array of EfC
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Employers for Carers (EfC) hosted the Summer Networking Event on 5 July which followed on from Carers Week’s theme of Making caring visible, valued and supported. Helen Walker, Chief Executive of Carers UK, chaired the event and began by updating EfC members on recent developments at the charity including highlights from Carers Week. She referred to
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Employers for Carers (EfC) hosted the first member networking event of the year on Wednesday 30 March. The theme was Hybrid working and carers: Building on the lessons from COVID-19. The event was opened by Carers UK’s Chair Nick Baird who welcomed the newest EfC members who have joined since the last networking event in October
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On 19th October, Employers for Carers hosted their Autumn virtual networking event on the theme of Supporting Carers in COVID-19: Recovery and Return. The event was opened by Nick Baird, Chair of Carers UK who welcomed our latest EfC members since the last event in June along with our newly Carer Confident accredited employers. He
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The Summer EfC networking event shared its theme with this year’s Carers Week, ‘Making Caring Visible and Valued’, and gave members the opportunity to discuss issues and activities related to the annual campaign. The event was held virtually on 23 June 2021 and saw a wonderfully high turn-out across members from all sectors. The event
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John Perryman, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Carers UK – 25/08/2022 Millions of people in the UK juggle their unpaid caring responsibilities with paid employment. Balancing work and care can be a real struggle – with many carers saying they are tired, stressed and struggling to manage their own physical and mental health having to
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Matt Taylor, Technology Graduate, BT, and Committee Member of BT’s Carers Network – 21/04/2022 I became a full-time carer at the age of 10 when my mum’s disability started. My childhood was spent running a household, looking after my younger siblings, and caring for my mum. At that age I really didn’t consider that that
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Emily Randall, Development and Implementation Lead, East Riding of Yorkshire Council – 08/11/2021 As a result of the emerging pressures following the pandemic, the risk of carer breakdown has risen dramatically with the potential for a surge in system-wide demand. There is recognition of the crucial role of unpaid carers in the health and social care
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Katherine Wilson, Head of Employment, Carers UK – 27/07/2021 Research has shown that more flexible forms of working are here to stay. A YouGov survey published by Acas in June found that more than half (55%) of employers in England, Wales and Scotland expect an increase in staff working remotely or from home part of the week. And
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