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With 1 in 7 people now juggling work with caring for someone who is older, ill or disabled - and our population ageing – carers are a growing reality in our workforce.

Without the right support, 1 in 6 carers give up work or reduce working hours to care. But many will be your most skilled and experienced staff, the 45-64 year olds at the peak of their careers.

Building a supportive workplace for all staff – including the growing numbers who are, or will become carers - is both good employment practice and good business sense.

The Carer Confident benchmarking scheme assists employers to build a supportive and inclusive workplace for staff who are, or will become, carers and to make the most of the talents that carers can bring to the workplace.

Carer Confident also seeks to recognise employers who achieve this, and to inspire others to follow suit.

The certificate of achievement will be presented to employers with a UK presence who have demonstrated that they have built an inclusive workplace where carers are recognised, respected and supported.

Carer Confident employers recognise the importance of retaining valued members of staff, reducing absence and unnecessary recruitment costs, and increasing staff resilience, engagement and productivity.

Employers in Scotland are also encouraged to engage with the Carer Positive employer recognition scheme which is sponsored by the Scottish Government and operated by Carers Scotland. For more information visit carerpositive.org

 

Contact

For more information or to request an Application Form please contact us on 020 7378 4956 or email us at carer.confident@carersuk.org

 

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Latest updates

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Thousands of carers receiving new debt letters as review into Carer’s Allowance overpayments continues
20 March 25

The number of carers facing overpayment debts continues to rise.

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Carers UK responds to the Government’s publication of the welfare reform green paper proposing changes to disability and health benefits
18 March 25

“We are very concerned that the plans the Government has published today could hit unpaid carers, disabled people and their…

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Carers Scotland calls for urgent action to tackle Scotland’s growing mental health crisis for unpaid carers
17 March 25

Press release for ‘State of Caring in Scotland 2024: Health and social care support for unpaid carers’.

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Carers NI's response to the NI Programme for Government
06 March 25

Carers are invisible and ignored in the NI Executive’s Programme for Government say Carers NI. 

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