Carer support at work
Learn about the benefits of supporting employees with unpaid caring responsibilities and find out what you can do to create a supportive workplace.
Who are unpaid carers?
An unpaid carer is anyone who cares for someone who is ill, disabled, older, has mental health concerns or is experiencing addiction and is not paid by a company or local authority to do this.
The care is usually for a family member or friend.
Caring responsibilities could be anything from a few hours a week, to round the clock care.
Find out more and access resources from the Carer’s Trust Wales and Carers Wales Carer Aware project, including Carer Aware Training for healthcare professionals:
Module 1 – Introduction to Carer Aware
Module 2 – Understanding Carer Identification
Young carers
A report from The Carers Trust showed that young people with caring responsibilities have much higher rates of not being in education, employment or training (NEET) than non-carers.
Find out more about supporting young employees in the workplace.
Page last reviewed: 8th June 2026