Discover how Carers UK can help you and your organisation to support the carers in your workplace through our Employers for Carers and Carer Confident programmes.
Carer Positive
The Carer Positive scheme works with employers across Scotland to develop good practice and gain recognition as Carer Positive Employers.
Find out about the Carer Positive Awards scheme and what it can mean for your organisation.
Carer Positive
Employers for Carers
Find out how we ensure that employers have the support to retain and manage employees with caring responsibilities.
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Carer Confident
Find out about the Carer Confident benchmarking scheme and what it can mean for your organisation.
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Caring About Equality: Why tackling carer poverty must be a national priority
John Perryman, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, writes about the importance of tackling carer poverty.
Carers Week 2025: Why we care about equality for carers
Carers UK Chief Executive Helen Walker shares a message to mark the start of Carers Week 2025.
Unpaid carers in employment need further support to improve their health and wellbeing
44% of carers in employment have had a mental or physical health condition develop or become worse since taking on…
Nearly half of UK adults with caring responsibilities say their health has been impacted since caring, reporting new or worsening conditions
43% of current or former carers have had a mental or physical health condition develop or become worse since taking…
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