Supporting carers: Flexible working and leave arrangements
Original and consultant author: Katherine Wilson, head of employment and specialist delivery at Carers UK's business membership forum, Employers for Carers.
Overview
This series of leading practice guides discusses the steps that employers can take to engage and support employees who have caring responsibilities. Here, we explore how important flexible working and leave arrangements are in helping carers meet their work and, sometimes unpredictable, caring responsibilities. This is the fifth guide in our series on supporting carers:
- Supporting carers: The business case
- Supporting carers: Identifying carers and their support needs
- Supporting carers: Policies and communicating support
- Supporting carers: The role of key stakeholders
- Supporting carers: Information, advice and guidance