Internal Reference Number: FOI_8586
Date Request Received: 14/04/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 28/04/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Carers Leave Act 2024 - one year on
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: Carers Leave Act 2024 - One year on On 6 April 2024, the Carer's Leave Act came into force, which entitled employees a right of to up to 5 days unpaid leave for planned occasions to give or arrange care for a 鈥榙ependant鈥� who has: 鈥� a physical or mental illness or injury that means they鈥檙e expected to need care for more than three months 鈥� a disability (as defined in the Equality Act 2010) 鈥� care needs because of their old age What is the organisation's ID code (ODS) | |
| Answer To Question 1: RNZ | |
| Question Number 2: What is the organisation's name | |
| Answer To Question 2: 星空无限 | |
| Question Number 3: What is the best e-mail address to contact the organisation in the future regarding working carers. | |
| Answer To Question 3: sft.staffcarers@nhs.net | |
| Question Number 4: Does the organisation have a carers' staff network or peer support group | |
| Answer To Question 4: Yes, the Staff Carers Network was established in November 2023. | |
| Question Number 5: If yes, what is the network/group's e-mail address | |
| Answer To Question 5: sft.staffcarers@nhs.net | |
| Question Number 6: Is the organisation a member of Carers UK/Employers for Carers (EfC) Yes No, but we plan to in the future No, and we have no plans to in the future | |
| Answer To Question 6: No | |
| Question Number 7: If yes, has the organisation undertaken the Carer Confident Assessment. file:///C:/Users/NM2.J4RLFC5M/Downloads/carer_confident_guidance_low-res.pdf Yes No - but we plan to in the future No, and we have no plans to in the future | |
| Answer To Question 7: No, but we are planning to later this year. | |
| Question Number 8: If yes, at which level is the organisation Level 1 - Active Level 2 - Accomplished Level 3 鈥� Ambassador | |
| Answer To Question 8: N/A as above. | |
| Question Number 9: What is the organisation's employee Headcount total (Not FTE or WTE) | |
| Answer To Question 9: 5,773 | |
| Question Number 10: How many of the organisation's employees have formally identified (on ESR) as a working carer | |
| Answer To Question 10: 66 | |
| Question Number 11: What is the organisation's Working Carer percentage (%), based on the latest NHS Staff Survey (Question 32b) | |
| Answer To Question 11: 26.34% | |
| Question Number 12: How has the organisation communicated to staff about their rights under Carers Leave Act. | |
| Answer To Question 12: Communication of the Policy when it was launched in 2024 and regular updates via intranet communications channels and the carer鈥檚 network, we also had a guest speak from Carers UK who provided an information webinar on the law change. | |
| Question Number 13: What training has been given to line managers about the Carers Leave Act | |
| Answer To Question 13: Breakfast Club training on 鈥渋dentifying and supporting carers鈥� is now part of the management suite, this is offered as a bi-monthly pre-bookable course, access via MLE. | |
| Question Number 14: How many staff have booked Carers Leave for planned events in the last 12 months | |
| Answer To Question 14: 131 | |
| Question Number 15: What was the average number of days taken | |
| Answer To Question 15: 1.6 | |
| Question Number 16: Please attach a copy of the organisation's current Special Leave policy | |
| Answer To Question 16: Copy of special leave policy attached To accompany this answer to question 16 please also see the documents listed below:  Special Leave Policy and Procedure FOI 8586.pdf | |
| Question Number 17: In the organisation's Special Leave/Leave policy, is planned Carer's leave paid, unpaid or both Paid Unpaid Both | |
| Answer To Question 17: Planned carers leave falls under our carers leave policy, not special leave policy and planned carer鈥檚 leave is unpaid | |
| Question Number 18: How many days are paid (maximum) in a 12 month period | |
| Answer To Question 18: N/A 鈥� carer鈥檚 leave is unpaid | |
| Question Number 19: How many days are unpaid (maximum) in a 12 month period | |
| Answer To Question 19: Up to 5 days planned unpaid carer鈥檚 leave is part of carer鈥檚 policy (pro-rata for part-time staff) and is unpaid | |
| Question Number 20: Are any paid days repayable to the organisation, via payroll deduction or additional time worked | |
| Answer To Question 20: Not applicable 鈥� carer鈥檚 leave is unpaid | |
| Question Number 21: Do managers have discretionary authorisation to go beyond the policy in appropriate circumstances. | |
| Answer To Question 21: No | |
| Question Number 22: If yes, what are they allowed to do | |
| Answer To Question 22: Not applicable as per Q21 | |
| Question Number 23: In the organisation's Special Leave/Leave policy, is unplanned Carer's (Emergency Domestic / Dependant) leave paid, unpaid or both Paid Unpaid Both | |
| Answer To Question 23: Unplanned emergency leave up to 6 days is paid | |
| Question Number 24: How many days are paid (maximum) in a 12 month period | |
| Answer To Question 24: Up to 6 days (45 hours) in any leave year, pro-rata for part-time staff | |
| Question Number 25: How many days are unpaid (maximum) in a 12 month period | |
| Answer To Question 25: Not applicable | |
| Question Number 26: Does the organisation's Compassionate Leave allowance include paid Terminal Care leave | |
| Answer To Question 26: No | |
| Question Number 27: If paid Terminal Care is allowed, what's the maximum number of days allowed in a 12 month periodf paid Terminal Care is allowed, what's the maximum number of days allowed in a 12 month period | |
| Answer To Question 27: Not applicable | |
| Question Number 28: The NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook (section 33.23) requires that all NHS employers have a carer鈥檚 policy to address the needs of people with caring responsibilities - please confirm The organisation has a separate carer's policy The organisation doesn't yet have a carer's policy | |
| Answer To Question 28: The organisation has a separate carer鈥檚 policy | |
| Question Number 29: Please attach a copy of your current carer's policy | |
| Answer To Question 29: Please see attached To accompany this answer to question 29 please also see the documents listed below: Carers policy FOI 8586.pdf | |
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