Latest newsChief Executive Calls for new vision
Friday, 03 February 2012 13:22
New Carers UK Chief Executive Heléna Herklots calls for new vision: "care must become everybody's business". She has described 2012 as a ‘crucial year’ for the 6.4 million people…
Care and Support Alliance welcomes cross party talks
Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:23
Carers UK is part of alliance of major charities calling for joint action on care crisis Over 50 charities representing older and disabled people and their families have warmly welcomed…
PM urged to take action on social care
Thursday, 12 January 2012 10:06
Carers UK has joined other charities, care providers, health bodies, employers, and unions to sign an open letter to Prime Minister calling for cross-party action on social care reform. In…
Honoured to be standing up for carers: Madeleine Starr receives MBE in New Year's Honours
Wednesday, 04 January 2012 12:25
Madeleine Starr, Carers UK’s Head of Innovation, has been awarded an MBE for services to employment in the 2012 New Year’s Honours list. Since 1999, Madeleine has led Carers UK…
Small businesses struggle to recruit skilled staff
Friday, 16 December 2011 12:10
New figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show that, at start-up stage, almost a third of small businesses have difficulty finding suitably skilled staff.Respondents to the FSB’s latest…
Managers expect more redundancies in 2012, says CMI
Friday, 16 December 2011 12:04
More than two fifths of UK managers are expecting more redundancies in 2012 and over a third feel insecure in their own jobs, according to the annual end of year…
Employment versus employability: is there a trade off?
Friday, 09 December 2011 10:43
Taken from HR Magazine, Angela Baron, organisational development and engagement adviser, CIPD With almost three million people out of work it could be forgiven for thinking that career management…
Chancellor's Autumn statement
Friday, 09 December 2011 10:24
In the statement, Chancellor George Osborne said that the Government could not afford the 2% rise "assumed by government departments" once the current two-year pay freeze ends. For most public…
Achieving recognition and support for carers
Friday, 09 December 2011 10:20
Carers could benefit from gym membership, laptops or short holidays to help keep them well when giving a high level of care to sick, frail or disabled relatives, a major…
New sickness absence plan
Friday, 09 December 2011 10:11
Employers have given a cautious welcome to radical proposals to tackle the costly problem of long-term sickness absence by using independent assessors rather than family GPs to judge a person’s…
Reforming Employment Relations
Friday, 25 November 2011 17:09
In his speech at the Engineering Employers’ Federation (23 November 2011), Vince Cable, Secretary of State, outlines “a package of measures to improve the way businesses hire, manage and end…
