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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the local authorities that have applied for funding from the Work-life Balance Challenge Fund; and how many have been successful. - Inc list and figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the local authorities that have applied for funding from the Work-life Balance Challenge Fund; and how many have been successful. - Inc list and figures.
Asked by
Ruth Kelly
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 May 2001
For answer on
8 May 2001
Answered on
8 May 2001
Ms Kelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the local authorities that have applied for
funding from the Work-life Balance Challenge Fund; and how many have been successful. [160301]
Ms Hodge: The following shows that 56 local authorities applied for the Challenge Fund, of which 25 have been successful{1}: Bedford
Borough Council{1} Bedfordshire County Council Bolton Metropolitan Council (Housing Department){1} Braintree District Council{1}
Bristol City Council, The Equalities Unit{1} Bury Metropolitan Borough Council{1} Cambridgeshire County Council Chelmsford Borough
Council Cheshire County Council City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Congleton Borough Council Coventry City Council Devon
County Council{1} Dorset County Council Forest of Dean District Council{1} Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council{1} Hertfordshire
County Council{1} Kent County Council Kingston Upon Hull City Council{1} Leicester County Council, Education Department{1} London
Borough of Camden{1} London Borough of Croydon London Borough of Enfield London Borough of Merton{1} Medway Council{1} Mid
Bedfordshire District Council Norfolk County Council{1} North Lincolnshire Council Nottingham City Council{1} Peak District National
Authority{1} Perth and Kinross Council{1} Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Education Department{1} Redditch Borough Council
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council{1} Rutland County Council Salford City Council Sefton Education Department{1} Sheffield City
Council Shropshire Social Services Directorate{1} Slough Borough Council Somerset County Council South Gloucestershire Council,
Education Service St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council Staffordshire County Council Stockton-on-Tees Early Years Development and
Childcare Partnership{1} Stoke-on-Trent Social Services Department Stratford-on-Avon District Council Surrey Social Services{1} The
London Borough of Hounslow The London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Walsall Metropolitan
Borough Council Warrington Borough Council West Berkshire Council West Dunbartonshire Council West Lancashire District
Council{1}.{1} Successful
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Grants; Local government; Working hours
Date
8 May 2001
Reference
368 c104-5W; 160301
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many applications there have been for funding from the Work-life Balance Challenge Fund; and how many have been successful, broken down by private, public and voluntary organisations. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many applications there have been for funding from the Work-life Balance Challenge Fund; and how many have been successful, broken down by private, public and voluntary organisations. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Ruth Kelly
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 May 2001
For answer on
8 May 2001
Answered on
8 May 2001
Ms Kelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many applications there have been for funding from the
Work-life Balance Challenge Fund; and how many have been successful, broken down by private, public and voluntary organisations.
[160302]
Ms Hodge: We received 180 applications for the Work-life Balance Challenge Fund for the year 2000-01, of which 116 were from the
public sector, 43 from the private sector and 21 from the voluntary sector. We have been able to support 88 projects, of which 49
are from the public sector, 34 from the private sector and six from the voluntary sector. Currently we are inviting applications for
this year's (2001-02) Challenge Fund.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Grants; Private sector; Public sector; Working hours; Voluntary organisations
Date
8 May 2001
Reference
368 c105W; 160302
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Blunkett
(Labour)
Asked by
Jim Cunningham
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on performance related pay for teachers.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Pay; Teachers; Coventry; Performance related pay
Date
26 April 2001
Reference
367 c432
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Blunkett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Pay; Teachers; Coventry; Performance related pay
Date
26 April 2001
Reference
367 c432
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on the number of teachers in Coventry who have qualified for performance-related pay.
1st supplementary on the number of teachers in Coventry who have qualified for performance-related pay.
Asked by
Jim Cunningham
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
26 April 2001
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Pay; Teachers; Coventry; Performance related pay
Date
26 April 2001
Reference
367 c432
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on performance related pay and teachers conditions of employment.
Supplementary on performance related pay and teachers conditions of employment.
Asked by
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
26 April 2001
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Pay; Teachers; Performance related pay
Date
26 April 2001
Reference
367 c432-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Blunkett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Pay; Teachers; Performance related pay
Date
26 April 2001
Reference
367 c432-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on performance related pay for teachers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on performance related pay for teachers.
Asked by
Jim Cunningham
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Blunkett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 April 2001
For answer on
26 April 2001
Answered on
26 April 2001
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Pay; Teachers; Coventry; Performance related pay
Date
26 April 2001
Reference
367 c432; 157913
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, on what basis the cost of hiring supply staff will be deducted from the salaries of teachers who do not cover for absent colleagues; what guidance he has issued on proposals from the employers' organisation relating to financial penalties incurred...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, on what basis the cost of hiring supply staff will be deducted from the salaries of teachers who do not cover for absent colleagues; what guidance he has issued on proposals from the employers' organisation relating to financial penalties incurred...
Asked by
Lord Brady of Altrincham
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 March 2001
For answer on
19 March 2001
Answered on
19 March 2001
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) on what basis the cost of hiring supply staff will be
deducted from the salaries of teachers who do not cover for absent colleagues; [154023]
(2) what guidance he has issued on proposals from the employers' organisation relating to financial penalties incurred by teachers
not willing to provide cover for absent colleagues. [154024]
Ms Estelle Morris: [holding answer 16 March 2001]:
These are matters for local decision, and the National Employers' Organisation for School Teachers has issued guidance to local
education authorities. My right hon. Friend has nothing to add and has not issued further guidance.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Absenteeism; Pay; Teachers; Supply teachers; Sick leave
Date
19 March 2001
Reference
365 c47-8W; 154023;154024
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the number of (a) part-time teachers, (b) teachers recruited from overseas and (c) supply teachers employed by Lancashire Education Authority in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and (v) 2001. - Includes figures, tables...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the number of (a) part-time teachers, (b) teachers recruited from overseas and (c) supply teachers employed by Lancashire Education Authority in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and (v) 2001. - Includes figures, tables...
Asked by
Nigel Evans
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 March 2001
For answer on
15 March 2001
Answered on
15 March 2001
Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the number of (a) part-time teachers, (b)
teachers recruited from overseas and (c) supply teachers employed by Lancashire Education Authority in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii)
1999, (iv) 2000 and (v) 2001. [153155]
Ms Estelle Morris: Part-time teachers and qualified short-term supply teachers on contracts of under one month employed in the
maintained schools sector in Lancashire local authority are as follows:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
January Part-time teachers (headcount) Supply teachers{ 1}
1997 1,690 560
1998 1,760 510
1999 1,880 400
2000 1,850 510
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
{1} Supply teachers employed for a full day on the day of the count. Supply teachers on contracts of one month or more cannot be
separately identified from teachers in regular service and are not included in the table. Note: All numbers have been rounded to the
nearest 10
Teachers recruited from overseas are not collected centrally. Teacher numbers for January 2001 are not yet available. The Local
Government Reorganisation affected Lancashire on 1 April 1998. From this date, Lancashire split to become three authorities:
Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool. The figures in the table for 1999 and 2000 are the addition of the three new
authorities.
The number of regular teachers (ie excluding short-term supply) in maintained schools in England increased by 6,900 between January
1998 and January 2000.
There was a growth of more than 2000 in the number of people training to be teachers between 1999-2000 and 2000-01, the first such
increase since 1992-93.
From April 2001 new graduate recruits can expect to earn £17,000 a year (up 6 per cent. from the previous year) and starting
salaries in inner London will rise to £20,000 (up 9 per cent. from the previous year).
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Contracts; Local education authorities; Recruitment; Staff; Part-time employment; Migrant workers; Schools; Teachers; Supply teachers; Lancashire
Date
15 March 2001
Reference
153155; 364 c737-8W
House
House of Commons
Statement on school teachers' pay and conditions. - Inc figures and ref to the report of School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) on teachers' pay in England and Wales in 2001-02 published today and copies placed in Library.
Statement on school teachers' pay and conditions. - Inc figures and ref to the report of School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) on teachers' pay in England and Wales in 2001-02 published today and copies placed in Library.
Asked by
Doug Naysmith
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Blunkett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
31 January 2001
For answer on
2 February 2001
Answered on
2 February 2001
Dr. Naysmith: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on school teachers' pay and
conditions. [148715]
Mr. Blunkett: The report of the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) on teachers' pay in England and Wales in 2001-02 has been
published today and copies placed in the Library. I will now consult with the teacher employers and unions on my proposals in
response to the recommendations. The key proposals are set out. I welcome the report which enables the Government to press on with
their drive to raise the status and quality of the teaching profession and its attractiveness as a career to good graduates.
The Government propose to accept the STRB's recommendations that with effect from 1 April 2000: All teachers will receive a basic
pay increase of 3.7 per cent., with a larger 5.9 per cent. increase at the lower end of the main pay scale to establish a minimum
starting salary for a new entrant with a good honours degree of £17,001, with some consequential adjustment of other points on the
scale. The rates of London area allowances (other than the discretionary Inner London area supplement) should be increased by 30 per
cent. the following values: Inner London £3,000; Outer London £1,974; and Fringe £765. A new fifth recruitment and retention
allowance should be created of £5,085; red tape is being cut so that in future all schools will be able to use whichever of the five
allowances they wish, and schools in challenging circumstances will be able to pay the allowances as a cumulative bonus to a teacher
who remains in post for up to three years. A general provision to allow employers to offer recruitment incentives such as housing
assistance should be introduced. In respect of the mark time safeguarding arrangements for teachers assimilating to the new pay
structure, the maximum offset on any one occasion against increases in salary, other than the threshold uplift, will be reduced from
£500 to £250. We intend to make available in time for the 1 April pay calculations a revised version of the software sent to schools
and LEAs last year to enable them to calculate teachers' pay.
Salaries are rising significantly. A newly qualified teacher starting in Inner London will earn £20,000, 21 per cent. more than in
1997 and 9 per cent. more than in April last year. A good experienced classroom teacher outside London who has passed the
performance threshold will earn almost £27,000, 25 per cent. more than in 1997 and £3,000 (or 12 per cent.) more than in April last
year. And the pay structure will contain more flexibility for schools to reward good performers and for schools in challenging
circumstances to attract and retain good teachers.
In addition the assessment for Advanced Skills Teachers will be resumed later this spring on the basis that selection standards and
procedures should be those that were being used up to July 2000; and that with effect from 1 January 2002, applicants for AST
assessment must first have crossed the performance threshold for classroom teachers. ASTs should have a duty to undertake `outreach'
and `inreach' work and we will consult with interested parties on the detail.
In recognition of the additional Bank Holiday which has been announced for June 2002 to commemorate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's
Golden Jubilee, the 190 days in the school year on which teachers must be available for work and may be required to teach pupils
will be reduced by one day in 2001-02. There will be consequential reduction in the overall total of 1,265 hours allocated over 195
days for which the teacher must be available for work.
The criterion for progression above the starting point of the upper pay scale will be substantial and sustained performance and
contribution to the school as a teacher. Teachers who move up the upper pay scale should be performing above the level of the
threshold. The Department will offer guidance on how the criterion will apply, but decisions will be for governing bodies to take,
advised by the head. My Department is planning to provide a substantial amount of funding to support performance awards in England.
Funding in Wales is provided by the National Assembly through the revenue support grant.
New awards of the 5th management allowance will be discouraged, pending further examination by the STRB of whether it should be
retained in the longer term.
Special Educational Needs Allowance 1 should be awarded on a mandatory basis to teachers in special schools; teachers of children
who are hearing-impaired or visually-impaired; and teachers appointed to Special Educational Needs units in mainstream schools. The
award of SEN allowance 1 in other mainstream schools should be on a discretionary basis. The award of SEN allowance 2 should
continue to be on a discretionary basis, as at present.
As many schools are still working on the development of their leadership group within the new structure, there will continue to be
flexibility to adjust heads' Individual School Ranges (ISRs) and salary ranges for other members of the leadership group and
Advanced Skills Teachers.
The STRB have acknowledged concerns about teachers' workload. Teaching is a challenging profession. While I make no apology for the
programme we introduced to improve standards--the results of which are now becoming evident--I have already acted to cut external
Government bureaucracy by, for example, reducing my Department's mailings to schools; radically simplifying the Standards Fund with
an end to bidding and claiming; and increasing the use of ICT. We have also been dealing with the causes of poor morale in the
mid-90s by increasing resources substantially for buildings, books and computers. I agree with the STRB that the way forward lies
not in crude limits on the hours teachers spend at work or in the classroom, which would be unworkable and would not go to the core
of the problem, but in action to identify clearly the problems of excessive workload and to tackle them. We are taking forward the
work the STRB have recommended to identify good practice and stimulate change. In particular, we will review the implementation of
my Department's 1998 guidance to schools on cutting bureaucracy, and will continue to follow through the current drive to reduce
external paperwork going to schools. The figures I announced last December show that about 40 per cent. fewer documents were sent to
primary schools last term, and 66 per cent. fewer to secondary schools.
We will consult with interested parties on the detailed processes, criteria and standards for the "fast track" scheme. This scheme
operates in England only; the National Assembly for Wales is considering the position in Wales.
The answer applies to England and Wales in relation to teachers' pay and conditions and the School Teachers' Review Body. References
to other issues apply in England only.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Allowances; Bureaucracy; Career development; Academic year; Housing; Pay; Recruitment; Management; Pay settlements; Teachers; Special educational needs; Working hours; Performance related pay; London allowance; Starter home initiative; Advanced skills teachers
Date
2 February 2001
Reference
362 c303-5W; 148715
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what recent research his Department has undertaken on salary and employment comparisons between teachers and other professions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what recent research his Department has undertaken on salary and employment comparisons between teachers and other professions.
Asked by
Ruth Kelly
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 November 2000
For answer on
30 November 2000
Answered on
30 November 2000
Ms Kelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what recent research his Department has undertaken on salary
and employment comparisons between teachers and other professions. [141220]
Ms Estelle Morris: My Department has published research this month by the University of Cambridge on ill health retirement and
absenteeism among teachers, which includes comparisons with other professions.
Pay comparisons are available from a number of sources such as the New Earnings Survey and these are taken into account as
appropriate by the School Teachers' Review Body and by my right hon. Friend in their annual consideration of the level of teachers'
pay.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Pay; Teachers; Research
Date
30 November 2000
Reference
357 c810W;357 c810-1W; 141220
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Malcolm Wicks
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Further education; Pay
Date
23 November 2000
Reference
357 c428
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Malcolm Wicks
(Labour)
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What plans he has to increase rates of pay for lecturers in further education. - Including figures.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Further education; Pay
Date
23 November 2000
Reference
357 c428
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on progress in improving teacher retention and school standards. (Failed OPQ).
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on progress in improving teacher retention and school standards. (Failed OPQ).
Asked by
Andrew Mackinlay
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 November 2000
For answer on
23 November 2000
Answered on
23 November 2000
Mr. Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on progress in improving
teacher retention and school standards. [138382]
Ms Estelle Morris: All of my right hon. Friend's policies for schools are designed to improve standards. Further to the Green Paper
`teachers: meeting the challenge of change' policies are being put in place to improve training, pay, leadership and support for the
teaching profession, and thereby to improve the quality, morale and retention of teachers.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Standards; Teachers
Date
23 November 2000
Reference
357 c300W; 138382
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on comparisons between school teachers and further education lecturers.
1st supplementary on comparisons between school teachers and further education lecturers.
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
23 November 2000
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Further education; Pay
Date
23 November 2000
Reference
357 c428
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What plans he has to increase rates of pay for lecturers in further education. - Including figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What plans he has to increase rates of pay for lecturers in further education. - Including figures.
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Malcolm Wicks
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 November 2000
For answer on
23 November 2000
Answered on
23 November 2000
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Further education; Pay
Date
23 November 2000
Reference
357 c428; 138364
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what statutory provisions govern the provision of written contracts by local education authorities on the (a) part-time and (b) full-time employment of teachers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what statutory provisions govern the provision of written contracts by local education authorities on the (a) part-time and (b) full-time employment of teachers.
Asked by
Huw Edwards
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 November 2000
For answer on
9 November 2000
Answered on
9 November 2000
Mr. Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what statutory provisions govern the provision of written
contracts by local education authorities on the (a) part-time and (b) full-time employment of teachers. [137100]
Ms Estelle Morris: Local education authorities are under the same requirements as other employers to provide written particulars of
employment to employees. In addition, authorities, or the governing bodies of schools with delegated budgets, are required under the
School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document to provide written statements each year to teachers of how their pay has been
determined.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Contracts; Local education authorities; Teachers
Date
9 November 2000
Reference
356 c358W; 137100
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what guidance he gives to local education authorities on providing written contracts; and what redress an employed teacher has against a local education authority that fails to provide a contract of employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what guidance he gives to local education authorities on providing written contracts; and what redress an employed teacher has against a local education authority that fails to provide a contract of employment.
Asked by
Huw Edwards
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Morris of Yardley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 November 2000
For answer on
9 November 2000
Answered on
9 November 2000
Mr. Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what guidance he gives to local education authorities on
providing written contracts; and what redress an employed teacher has against a local education authority that fails to provide a
contract of employment. [137101]
Ms Estelle Morris: My right hon. Friend has not given any guidance to local education authorities on the provision of written
contracts of employment. He has given guidance to school governing bodies about their obligation to provide a written statement each
year to teachers of how their pay has been determined.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Contracts; Local education authorities; Teachers
Date
9 November 2000
Reference
356 c358W; 137101
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people who have responsibilities as carers are not unfairly discriminated against within the labour market. - (Holding answer 30 October 2000).
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people who have responsibilities as carers are not unfairly discriminated against within the labour market. - (Holding answer 30 October 2000).
Asked by
Jim Cunningham
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2000
For answer on
6 November 2000
Answered on
6 November 2000
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps the Government are taking to ensure that
people who have responsibilities as carers are not unfairly discriminated against within the labour market. [135801]
Ms Hodge: [holding answer 30 October 2000]: The Government recognise the valuable contribution carers make both to their families
and society as a whole. We are keen to give them the support they need--whether to balance work with their caring responsibilities
or to get back to work when their caring responsibilities end or reduce.
For those carers seeking to enter the labour market, Employment Service advisers ensure that they have the same access to all the
programmes, such as New Deal, as any other job seeker, and can be granted exemptions from requirements in certain circumstances.
Advisers discuss with the individual their circumstances and skills and tailor the help that will best equip them to enter the
labour market. The Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) rules also contain special provision to help carers back into employment.
New Deal 50 plus takes account of time spent on Invalid Care Allowance when assessing eligibility. My Department has worked in
partnership with The Carers National Association to produce a leaflet to explain how New Deal 50 plus can help carers back into
work.
For those carers who are working the new entitlement to take a reasonable time off work to deal with a crisis involving the care of
a dependant is a significant new right. The Government believe in a fair and flexible labour market that benefits both employers and
employees, working in partnership together. Our Work-Life Balance campaign encourages all employers to introduce policies and
practices which benefit the business and help their staff achieve a better balance between work and the rest of their lives. These
practices can offer carers a greater choice over where, when and how they work and can help employers retain valued staff.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Carers; Advisory services; Employment; Equality; Employment schemes; New deal schemes; New deal for 50 plus; Work-life balance campaign
Date
6 November 2000
Reference
356 c41-2W; 135801
House
House of Commons