Should employers do more to support carers?

To mark Carers Rights Day today (8 December) employers are being urged to do more to help the growing number of employees who have to juggle work with caring for a relative or friend.

According to the charity Carers UK, many of the UK’s six million carers are not receiving the benefits or help they are entitled to - or receiving the flexibility they need from employers. Every year over two million people in the UK become carers and, according to the charity, half of those new to cari... (552 more words)

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