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Natalie Quilter, Notting Hill Genesis – 21/06/2024 Since the introduction of the Carers Leave Act on 6th April 2024, more organisations are starting to think how can we support carers in the workplace. This is a great start, however without the collection of data businesses will be unable to determine if the support in place […]

Helen Walker – 12/01/2024 The Carer’s Leave Act comes into force this year – but why stop there when creating a carer-friendly workplace can bring benefits for employers and employees alike? As we reflect on the past year there will be one thing that all chief executives in our sector and beyond will agree on,

Wendy Chamberlain MP – 07/06/2023 Benjamin Franklin is commonly quoted as saying that “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” This might be true, but I’d like to add that if there are two things we can almost be certain of, they are work and care. It is a rare person who doesn’t

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

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

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

Matt Britnell, Metropolitan Police Service – 25/05/2021 I am a police officer with 20 years’ experience within the Met and, up until 6 years ago, I had been a front line copper. I served on a specialist public order unit, was authorised to carry firearms and led a team combating the drugs trade in the

Helen Walker, Chief Executive, Carers UK – 28/04/2021 At Carers UK we spend a lot of time helping you to support your employees with caring responsibilities and as you might expect, given the cause, many of our own staff have caring responsibilities – so do we walk the talk as well? And what have we

Hannah Usher, Harriet Brown and Amanda Lunan, PwC – 30/03/2021 Between the time of the first lockdown to now SPACE, our parents and carers network at PwC, has seen a 150% increase in membership numbers; many of these are carers who were looking for extra support. From people who’ve already been in a caring situation,