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Should employers encourage a four-day week to increase productivity?

Friday, 05 October 2018
Head of Employers for Carers, Katherine Wilson, talks about how encouraging flexibility in the workplace can make a big difference to carers, while also enhancing staff retention and productivity. According to the 2011 census, three million people in the UK combine working with caring for a disabled, seriously ill or older relative or friend. Without the right support, the stress and pressure of juggling work…
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Older workers facing shocking levels of discrimination at work

Tuesday, 11 September 2018
According to research from EfC member, the Centre for Ageing Better, older people are facing shocking levels of discrimination in their working lives. The survey of 1,100 employees found that a significant number of older workers (those aged over 50) believe there are biases against them from the recruitment state - nearly half (46%) said they are afraid that their age would disadvantage them when…
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Interview: Digital Innovation for Carers - Utilising Everyday Technology to Implement Better Care

Thursday, 30 August 2018
Madeleine Starr, Director of Business Development and Innovation at Carers UK spoke with the Elder Magazine on using technology in caring: Can technology help unpaid carers and empower those in later life to live at home longer? For Madeleine Starr, Director of business development and innovation at Carers UK, normalising the use of everyday tech such as apps, remote monitoring and smart home technology is…
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Interview: Supporting carers in the workplace

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Katherine Wilson, Head of Employers for Carers, recently spoke with Vitae Jobs about support for carers in the workplace and what important steps employers can take. Carers are increasingly representing a significant part of the workforce and as the population ages the number of carers rises. Without support for carers in the workplace there is a real risk that this valuable resource of employees will…
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Care worker shortage after Brexit 'will force women to quit jobs'

Tuesday, 07 August 2018
Women will be forced to quit their jobs to look after ill or ageing relatives if the supply of EU care workers is severed after Brexit, the Department of Health has warned. In a worst-case scenario, there could be 28,000 fewer workers in the care sector in England five years after leaving the European Union if employers were no longer able to recruit European Economic…
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