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Who cares wins
— the social and business benefits of supporting working carers: a report for Carers UK | | Author(s) | Sue Yeandle, Cinnamon Bennett, Lisa Buckner |
| Corporate Author | Centre for Social Inclusion, Sheffield Hallam University; ACE National (Action for Carers and Employment); Carers UK |
| Publisher | Carers UK, London, 2006 |
| Pages | 47 pp |
| Source | Carers UK, 20/25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1A 4JT. Websites: www.acecarers.org.uk www.carersuk.org www.employersforcarers.org.uk www.shu.ac.uk/research/csi |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Census ; Employees ; Conditions of employment ; Population statistics ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Six million people in the UK provide unpaid care for partners, relatives and friends; 3 million of them juggle this care with paid work. This report. presents the findings of research conducted for Carers UK by the Centre for Social Inclusion at Sheffield Hallam University, and funded through the European Social Fund (ESF) EQUAL Community Initiative Programme. The research explores how three very different employers have created a supportive environment at work for carers. The report is arranged in four chapters. The first highlights analysis of data on carers and employment from the 2001 Census; and explains the research design and objectives in the contemporary policy context. Chapter 2 uses data from official organisational documentation and information from managers to set out the perspectives of the organisations studied. Chapter 3 explores the perspectives of employees who are also unpaid carers, and who were working in these organisations. Lastly, lessons drawn from the research are used to make recommendations for other employers, government and service providers. "Working carers: evidence from the 2001 Census" is published as a separate annex. Also available is an executive summary (4 pp) outlining the key findings. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-060608002 B |
| Classmark | P6: S4C: WK: WKA: S4: 3F |
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