The Care Compass®For Working Carers · Digital PDF · Instant Download
Keep Work and Caring Going, Without It Costing You Either
Most working carers have some legal rights at work — flexible working requests, Carer's Leave, protection from discrimination — but almost nobody explains what they actually are, or how to raise them with an employer. This toolkit does both.
The problem
Most working carers don't know what they're actually entitled to.
Balancing a job with caring for someone is exhausting enough without also having to figure out your workplace rights from scratch. Carer's Leave, flexible working requests, and protection from unfair treatment all exist in UK law — but they're scattered across different sources, written in HR and legal language, and rarely explained by an employer proactively.
The result is that a lot of working carers either don't ask for support they're entitled to, or raise it in a way that doesn't land well with their employer, simply because nobody handed them the plain-English version first.
Who it's for
Anyone trying to hold down paid work while caring for someone.
Whether you're just starting to feel the strain of juggling both, or heading into a difficult conversation with your employer, this toolkit gives you the rights and the words to use them.
What's inside
Your rights, explained plainly, plus how to actually use them.
- Carer's Leave, flexible working requests and your other UK employment rights, explained in plain English
- How to raise caring responsibilities with your employer or manager — what to say and when
- What protection exists if you're treated unfairly because of your caring role
- Practical ways to keep caring logistics from overwhelming your working day
- Where to go if a conversation with your employer doesn't go well
This is general guidance on UK employment rights, not legal advice — where a situation needs a specialist (an employment solicitor or ACAS, for instance), we'll always say so.
Why The Care Compass
“I built The Care Compass because I needed it myself, navigating my mum's dementia and my dad's terminal illness at the same time, while still holding down a full-time job. I learned the hard way how little most workplaces explain about what you're actually entitled to.”
— Steve Evans, founder
Working Carers Toolkit
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