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DHSC blog: Care with confidence

Thursday, 14 February 2019
Anita Wadhawan (Department of Health and Social Care, Carers policy team), led the work on developing Carer Confident on behalf of the department. Here she explains the background to its creation and why schemes like these make such a positive difference in working carers’ lives… Last month, our Minister for Care Caroline Dinenage attended the launch of Carer Confident in Westminster, a new employer benchmarking…
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More than 600 people quit work to care for a loved one every day, new research shows

Tuesday, 05 February 2019
New research by Carers UK reveals that 2.6 million have quit their job to care for a loved one who is older, disabled or seriously ill, with nearly half a million (468,000) leaving their job in the last two years alone - more than 600 people a day. This is a 12 per cent increase since Carers UK and YouGov polled the public in 2013.…
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EfC marks 10th anniversary with the launch of benchmarking scheme, Carer Confident

Thursday, 31 January 2019
Employers for Carers (EfC), celebrated its 10th anniversary this week and marked the occassion with the launch of Carer Confident, the first UK-wide employer benchmarking scheme of its kind. This pioneering scheme recognises and accredits UK employers who have built carer friendly and inclusive workplaces. Over the last decade, EfC has gone from strength to strength, with a membership today of over 115 organisations from…
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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.…
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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'…
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