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Carers

Statutory carer’s leave came into force in the UK in April 2024 entitling employees to one week’s unpaid carer’s leave per year. The Carer’s Leave Act 2023 states that leave is available to employees who need to give or arrange care for a dependant who has: a physical or mental illness or injury that means they need care for more than three months; a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010; or who has care needs because of their old age.

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    Cancer carers feel pressure to return to work early

    by Nic Paton 13 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 13 May 2025

    Almost half of cancer carers (48%) say they felt pressure to return to work as soon as possible after taking...

    • Cancer
    • Carers
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    Employers failing to tell cancer carers of their rights

    by Nic Paton 31 Mar 2025
    by Nic Paton 31 Mar 2025

    More than half of employers fail to tell employees of their rights once they become a cancer carer, a survey...

    • Nursery provision
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    • Carers

    Why 2025 is ‘make or break’ for your working families (webinar)

    by Rob Moss 25 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 25 Feb 2025

    ON-DEMAND | Watch our webinar on the key trends among working parents and carers and how employers can respond.

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    Carer’s Leave Act spurs employers into action

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 16 Jan 2025
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 16 Jan 2025

    The introduction of the Carer’s Leave Act last year has prompted more organisations to implement workplace policies to support staff.

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    • Childcare

    Working parents increasingly stressed

    by Rob Moss 13 Jan 2025
    by Rob Moss 13 Jan 2025

    Working parents increasingly stressed as number of employees who say employer is highly supportive of family life falls by nearly a third.

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    • Shared parental leave

    Statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay confirmed for 2025

    by Jo Faragher 22 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 22 Nov 2024

    The 2025/26 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have now been published by the government.

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    Carers UK calls for right to one week’s paid leave

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 21 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 21 Nov 2024

    Carers UK urges the government to make changes to legislation so that working carers can have one week of paid leave per year.

    • Adoption
    • Carers
    • Maternity

    E.ON UK goes home with the Family-Friendly Employer of the Year Award 2024

    by Jo Faragher 20 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 20 Nov 2024

    E.ON UK wins Family-Friendly Employer of the Year Award 2024.

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    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Dementia carers often left feeling isolated and alone – poll

    by Nic Paton 11 Nov 2024
    by Nic Paton 11 Nov 2024

    Thousands of people caring for loved ones with dementia are being left to cope alone, a poll has suggested.
    The...

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    Sandwich carers struggle with cost of living, says ONS

    by Jo Faragher 6 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 6 Nov 2024

    Almost one in six ‘sandwich carers’ find it difficult to cope financially, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

    • Age
    • Carers
    • Latest News

    Family-friendly strategies for the Gen Z workforce (webinar)

    by Rob Moss 16 Oct 2024
    by Rob Moss 16 Oct 2024

    ON-DEMAND | Watch our webinar on the needs and wants of younger generations and how employers and line managers can respond.

    • Carers
    • Latest News

    Care workers lost £3.7k in pay last year

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 26 Sep 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 26 Sep 2024

    Hundreds of thousands of care workers were short-changed by up to £3,698 in pay last year, new data reveals

    • Enhanced pay
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    • Infertility

    Deloitte equalises paid parental leave

    by Rob Moss 16 Sep 2024
    by Rob Moss 16 Sep 2024

    Deloitte UK announces it is equalising parental leave, the first of the Big Four accounting firms to do so.

    • Carers
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Women in the North are worst paid in England

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Sep 2024

    The average weekly wage for a full-time working woman in Yorkshire and the Humber was £567, much lower than the national average.

    • Carers
    • Latest News

    Eight in 10 carers would support paid leave right

    by Zoe Wickens 27 Aug 2024
    by Zoe Wickens 27 Aug 2024

    Four in five (80%) of carer employees said that additional paid carer’s leave would help them to balance work and caring responsibilities, according to new research.

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