Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 29 October 2024.
Yasmin Qureshi
Labour, Bolton South and Walkden
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support unpaid carers in paid work.
Justin Madders
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
We are committed to ensuring carers are supported to balance work and caring responsibilities.
We know flexible working can be particularly valuable for carers, and the Employment Rights Bill will make flexible working available to all workers except where it is genuinely not feasible.
Employees have a right to five days of unpaid carers leave. We are reviewing implementation of this measure, and exploring ways to improve support for carers.
Yes3 people think so
No2 people think not
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