Carers

Over half of respondents to the CQC’s survey of adult social care providers in England said they were having challenges recruiting new staff and 31% said they were having challenges in retaining them.

A carer who was made redundant from Nationwide Building Society has been awarded nearly £350,000 for indirect disability discrimination.

The Liberal Democrats have said that care workers' pay needed to be brought up to at least £11.50 with immediate effect and be set at £12.42 from April 2024.

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The Carer's Leave Bill has received Royal Assent, paving the way for employees to take up to five days of unpaid carer's leave.

The government is to fund a STEM returners project, helping women and carers get back into the sector following a break.

The Carer's Leave Bill, which could see working carers get access to one week of unpaid carer's leave, has been passed by MPs.

What are the legal developments that HR teams should look out for this year and beyond?

Changes in lifestyle, caring responsibilities and difficulties in finding paid work are among the barriers to returning to the workforce faced by over 50s, research has found.

Important Bill for retaining staff and enabling employees to care for loved ones passing second reading in the House of Commons.

Workplace pressures are severely undermining the capacity of adult social care in England to provide services and may lead to the sector's collapse.

EU member states must apply rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers by transposing the Work-Life Balance Directive into law.

The midpoint of 2022 is a good time for HR professionals to take stock of the many employment law proposals in the pipeline.

A Conservative MP has called for action after a manifesto pledge on paid carer's leave was absent from this week’s Queen’s Speech.

Employers have been urged to ensure their working carers policies reflect the breadth of responsibilities that different groups face.