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.
Carers
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A carer who was made redundant from Nationwide Building Society has been awarded nearly £350,000 for indirect disability discrimination.
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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.
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The government is to fund a STEM returners project, helping women and carers get back into the sector following a break.
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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.
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What are the legal developments that HR teams should look out for this year and beyond?
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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.
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Important Bill for retaining staff and enabling employees to care for loved ones passing second reading in the House of Commons.
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Workplace pressures are severely undermining the capacity of adult social care in England to provide services and may lead to the sector's collapse.
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EU member states must apply rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers by transposing the Work-Life Balance Directive into law.
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The midpoint of 2022 is a good time for HR professionals to take stock of the many employment law proposals in the pipeline.
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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.
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Employers have been urged to ensure their working carers policies reflect the breadth of responsibilities that different groups face.