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Employers must act to avoid workplace ‘crisis’ among carers
Thursday, 17 January 2019
More than two in five (41 per cent) ‘sandwich carers’ feel unable to work at all or as much as they would like, statistics from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed. In its latest Understanding Society survey, the ONS found a third of respondents who care for both sick, disabled or older relatives as well as dependent children, were “just getting by” financially.…
Government-backed flexible working campaign launched
Monday, 14 January 2019
A new campaign has been launched today to encourage employers to make flexible working the norm. The 'Flexible Working Task Force' – a partnership across government departments, business groups, trade unions and charities – has launched a campaign to increase flexible working uptake. Members of the taskforce aim to encourage employers to advertise jobs as flexible by using the strapline 'Happy to Talk Flexible Working'…
Our 2018 highlights!
Thursday, 20 December 2018
As 2018 comes to a close, we have looked back over one of our busiest years yet! Thank you to everyone that has contributed to our year and committed to supporting working carers. Our timeline below gives you some of our highlights from 2018...
More than a quarter of flexible workers say they are now doing more hours
Monday, 17 December 2018
More than a quarter (27%) of flexible workers say they put in more hours than when they were tied to a traditional schedule, according to research on behalf of the Association of Accounting Technicians (ATT). The survey of 1,500 flexible workers, conducted by OnePoll in November 2018, also revealed that a fifth (21%) believe they have become much more productive after moving away from traditional…
Government must fulfil promises to keep carers in work
Thursday, 06 December 2018
The government has been urged to act on the Conservative Party’s 2017 pledge to introduce specific employment rights for working carers, such as statutory leave, to help keep them in the workplace. Those who provide 50 hours or more care per week are around 36% less likely to be employed compared with those without caring responsibilities, the Work Foundation has found in a new report.…