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- Date:
- 6 November 2024
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- News
Almost one in six 'sandwich carers' find it difficult to cope financially and a high proportion are on low incomes, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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- Date:
- 29 May 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
With a general election confirmed for 4 July 2024, senior legal editor Fiona Cuming looks at two key areas where Labour's employment law proposals, if implemented, would transform the face of employment law in the UK and have significant implications for employers.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to include examples of leading practice employers that have adopted carer's passports to create a supportive working culture for carers.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to include information on the new statutory right to carer's leave, which comes into force on 6 April 2024.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to include information on how leading practice employers can provide enhanced support to employees who are carers beyond their legal duties and promote the availability of carer's leave.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to include a reference to Employers for Carer's benchmarking scheme, Carer Confident, to assist employers to build a supportive and inclusive workplace for carers.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to include more real-life examples of the positive impact that engaging carers has had on leading practice employers.
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- Date:
- 26 March 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
With a raft of employment law changes taking effect in April 2024, we provide a final reminder for HR professionals of what their organisation needs to do to comply with the new and amended employment laws. This April, the challenges for HR include: the introduction of carer's leave; reforms to the right to request flexible working; and updated rules on timing and notice to take paternity leave.
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- Date:
- 12 March 2024
- Type:
- Survey analysis
In this report, we explore the paid leave arrangements that organisations have in place for family-related time off.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
Updated to reflect that the final version of the Carer's Leave Regulations 2024 have been published and come into force on 6 April 2024.