EfC speaks
This section features blogs from EfC member organisations and expert comment from Carers UK and Employers from Carers on topical issues around caring and employment.
In this section, representatives from a range of EfC member organisations have written short blogs about their own experience of being a working carer or supporting carers in their workplace.
We also feature blogs from experts at Carers UK on topical issues around caring and employment.
If you or your organisation are interested in writing a blog, please contact [email protected] to find out more.
Coping with stress: supporting your wellbeing when you care for someone
Caring for someone – whether they are a partner, parent, child, friend, or neighbour – can place a huge demand on your time, energy and
Guilt and resentment: the feelings we do not always talk about
Caring for someone you love can be deeply personal – a reflection of commitment, compassion, and loyalty. But that does not make it easy. Few
Helping a loved one: how to arrange care and support
Caring for someone can begin in many ways. It might build gradually, or happen suddenly due to illness, injury or age. However it starts, it
Right to Carer’s Leave
John Perryman, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Carers UK – 25/08/2022 Millions of people in the UK juggle their unpaid caring responsibilities with paid employment.
BT – A working carer’s experience
Matt Taylor, Technology Graduate, BT, and Committee Member of BT’s Carers Network – 21/04/2022 I became a full-time carer at the age of 10 when
East Riding of Yorkshire Council – Supporting carers during COVID-19 and beyond
Emily Randall, Development and Implementation Lead, East Riding of Yorkshire Council – 08/11/2021 As a result of the emerging pressures following the pandemic, the risk of
Hybrid working and caring – building on the lessons from COVID-19
Katherine Wilson, Head of Employment, Carers UK – 27/07/2021 Research has shown that more flexible forms of working are here to stay. A YouGov survey published by Acas
Metropolitan Police Service – A working carer’s experience
Matt Britnell, Metropolitan Police Service – 25/05/2021 I am a police officer with 20 years’ experience within the Met and, up until 6 years ago,
Supporting staff at Carers UK
Helen Walker, Chief Executive, Carers UK – 28/04/2021 At Carers UK we spend a lot of time helping you to support your employees with caring
PwC – Supporting our carers during COVID-19
Hannah Usher, Harriet Brown and Amanda Lunan, PwC – 30/03/2021 Between the time of the first lockdown to now SPACE, our parents and carers network
Let’s talk about flexible working
Madeleine Starr MBE, Director of Business Development and Innovation, and Katherine Wilson, Head of Employment, Carers UK – 26/11/2020 MS: In some ways we take
Health and Care Partnership – A working carer’s experience
Working carer, Health and Care Partnership – 28/10/2020 I stood nervously outside my manager’s office, clutching my envelope containing my resignation from being a midwife,
Crown Prosecution Service – A working carer’s experience
Linda D’oyley, Crown Prosecution Service – 28/8/2020 My name is Linda D’oyley and I have worked in the CPS since 2001. I have been a
Reflection on Carers Week
Madeleine Starr MBE, Director of Business Development and Innovation, Carers UK – 29/06/2020 Carers Week 2020 was our busiest ever for employer events focusing on
Santander – A working carer’s experience
Pet Hedges, Technical Business Manager, Credit Risk, Santander and Co-Chair of Santander’s Parents & Carers Network – 28/4/2020 This blog is going to look very