What is Carers Rights Day?
What is Carers Rights Day?
Carers Rights Day takes place nationally on Thursday 21 November 2024, our event takes place on Wednesday 20th November. This year’s theme is “recognising your rights”. This important day aims to highlight the vital role unpaid carers play in our society and to ensure they are aware of their legal entitlements and the support available to them.
Every day, a staggering 12,000 people become unpaid carers for a loved one, often without realising the full implications of their new role. Many carers are unaware of their legal rights and the support they are entitled to, including benefits and services. This year’s theme aims to help carers understand their rights and empower them to access the support they need.
Knowing your rights as a carer is crucial. It provides you with the information you need to feel confident asking for the support you deserve and to challenge situations where your rights are not being met. Whether it’s in the workplace, education, accessing healthcare, or interacting with professionals, understanding your rights gives you the power to advocate for yourself and ensure you receive the necessary support.
Carers Rights Day takes place nationally on Thursday 21 November 2024, our event takes place on Wednesday 20th November. This year’s theme is “recognising your rights”. This important day aims to highlight the vital role unpaid carers play in our society and to ensure they are aware of their legal entitlements and the support available to them.
Every day, a staggering 12,000 people become unpaid carers for a loved one, often without realising the full implications of their new role. Many carers are unaware of their legal rights and the support they are entitled to, including benefits and services. This year’s theme aims to help carers understand their rights and empower them to access the support they need.
Knowing your rights as a carer is crucial. It provides you with the information you need to feel confident asking for the support you deserve and to challenge situations where your rights are not being met. Whether it’s in the workplace, education, accessing healthcare, or interacting with professionals, understanding your rights gives you the power to advocate for yourself and ensure you receive the necessary support.
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What are Your Rights?
What are your rights?
Unpaid Carers Leave
Earlier this year (2024), the Carer’s Leave Act became law, giving employees juggling work with unpaid care the legal right to up to five days’ unpaid leave per year. This new legislation will help many carers manage some of the day-to-day challenges they face, and will also help them stay in employment.
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Earlier this year (2024), the Carer’s Leave Act became law, giving employees juggling work with unpaid care the legal right to up to five days’ unpaid leave per year. This new legislation will help many carers manage some of the day-to-day challenges they face, and will also help them stay in employment.
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request flexible working
If you’re juggling work with your caring responsibilities, you have the right to request flexible working. The new Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act means that anyone, including unpaid carers, can ask their employer for changes to their working hours, times of work, or place of work, from day one. They’ll also be able to change their flexible working arrangement more than once a year, which will be a huge help.
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If you’re juggling work with your caring responsibilities, you have the right to request flexible working. The new Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act means that anyone, including unpaid carers, can ask their employer for changes to their working hours, times of work, or place of work, from day one. They’ll also be able to change their flexible working arrangement more than once a year, which will be a huge help.
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Ask Your GP To Identify You As A Carer
If you provide unpaid care, you can ask your GP practice to identify you as a carer on your patient record. This means you might be included in a priority group for vaccines or other public health campaigns.
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If you provide unpaid care, you can ask your GP practice to identify you as a carer on your patient record. This means you might be included in a priority group for vaccines or other public health campaigns.
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request a free flu jab
As a carer, it’s important to look after your health and wellbeing. One way to do this is to exercise your right to request a free flu jab, if you’d like. If you are the main carer for an older or disabled person who may be put at risk if you became ill, or if you are in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, you should be offered a free flu jab.
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As a carer, it’s important to look after your health and wellbeing. One way to do this is to exercise your right to request a free flu jab, if you’d like. If you are the main carer for an older or disabled person who may be put at risk if you became ill, or if you are in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, you should be offered a free flu jab.
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Protection from discrimination
If you care for an older or disabled person, the law (Equality Act 2010) protects you against direct discrimination or harassment because of your caring responsibilities. You may also be protected under other laws, including disability or sex discrimination legislation.
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If you care for an older or disabled person, the law (Equality Act 2010) protects you against direct discrimination or harassment because of your caring responsibilities. You may also be protected under other laws, including disability or sex discrimination legislation.
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request a carers assessment
If it seems that you have needs for support, you can request a carer’s assessment. If you’re over 18 and provide regular unpaid care for someone, you’re entitled to a carer’s assessment – it doesn’t matter how much or what sort of care you provide. You don’t need to be over 18 years old to receive a carers assessment. We regularly support carers under the age of 18.
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If it seems that you have needs for support, you can request a carer’s assessment. If you’re over 18 and provide regular unpaid care for someone, you’re entitled to a carer’s assessment – it doesn’t matter how much or what sort of care you provide. You don’t need to be over 18 years old to receive a carers assessment. We regularly support carers under the age of 18.
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- Young Carers (5 – 17 years old)
- Young Adult Carers (16 – 25 years old)
- Carers UK – Carers Assessments Animation
Ask Your GP To Identify You As A Carer
If the person you care for is being discharged from hospital, the hospital must identify and consult with you, where possible.
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If the person you care for is being discharged from hospital, the hospital must identify and consult with you, where possible.
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Here's What Happened
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED
We had a full day of events and activities planned for carers, young and adult.
First, our young carers had fun thinking of ideas and poses to showcase their rights as young carers in some creative postcards.
We had a full day of events and activities planned for carers, young and adult.
First, our young carers had fun thinking of ideas and poses to showcase their rights as young carers in some creative postcards.
