Carers Week 2024: Managing Employees With Caring Responsibilities
The CIPD estimates that three million UK workers – one in nine employees – are providing some form of care to an older, disabled or seriously ill person, and this number is expected to rise. The number of carers is set to grow from six to nine million in the next 30 years (Carers UK). […]
The Carer’s Leave Act 2023
The Carer’s Act 2023 was made into law in May 2023, but is unlikely to become in force until 2024. The legislation will give employees a statutory right to take unpaid time off to provide or arrange care for a dependant with a long term care need, and not to be dismissed or victimised for […]