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<p>The Carers Action Plan set out our commitment to raising the profile of carers
with employers to encourage them to improve their practices to enable carers to continue
to work alongside their caring role.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers meet regularly to discuss
labour market issues. The question of dedicated employment rights for carers (alongside
existing employment rights - such as the right to request flexible working and the
right to time off for family and dependents) has been part of those discussions. The
Carers Action Plan makes a specific commitment to consider the crucial questions around
introducing dedicated employment rights.</p><p> </p><p>The Action Plan makes the following
explicit commitment on employment rights for informal carers:</p><p>- The Department
for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are considering the question of dedicated
employment rights for carers alongside existing employment rights (such as the right
to request flexible working and the right to time off for family and dependents);</p><p>-
We have set up an official level working group (the Department of Health and Social
Care, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy and HM Treasury) to work on this; and</p><p>- This includes considering
the crucial questions that arise around introducing dedicated employment rights with
the support of analysts so that any emerging carers leave proposal is most effective.</p>
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