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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 PositiveEmployers for Carers
Find out how we ensure that employers have the support to retain and manage employees with caring responsibilities.
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Find out about the Carer Confident benchmarking scheme and what it can mean for your organisation.
Carer ConfidentLatest updates

Carer Poverty Coalition responds to Government's welfare reform Green Paper
It's extremely worrying that some measures within the Green Paper on Welfare Reform changing disability and health benefits will actively…

Carers UK celebrates Investing in Volunteers award
Carers UK is delighted to have achieved the UK-wide quality mark for organisations involving volunteers during the charity’s 60th anniversary…

New rise in Carer Support Payment in Scotland earnings limit will increase financial security for carers on a low income
Carers Scotland press release on the increase in earnings threshold for Carer Support Payment in 2025.

A year on from the Carer’s Leave Act, raising awareness of new employment rights for carers must continue
After a significant shift in legal rights for working carers last year, charity Carers UK wants to see more employers…
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