SINGLE MEASURE

Carer's awareness of carer working rights

Sweep Title: 2010 - Carers
Dataset: Survey of Carers in Households (SCH)

Question(s)

Were you aware that if you look after or give special help to sick, disabled or elderly people and you have worked for the same employer for at least 26 weeks you are now legally entitled to request flexible working (e.g. flexitime or working from home), and that all employers are required to give consideration to any such requests?

And have you made a request to work flexibly?

Response scale

For first part of question:
Yes
No
Don’t know

For second part of question:
Yes
No
Don’t know

Participant age 0 - 120
Starts January 2010
Ends January 2011
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Provision;
Informant: Carer
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Current
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID SCH-2970