The government has been urged to introduce a mandatory period of paid leave for carers as a report reveals their unpaid efforts save the state £132bn a year.
The Valuing Carers 2015 report called for a mandatory period of paid care leave of five to ten days so that carers could juggle their caring responsibilities without it impacting negatively on thei...
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