Qualification: Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)
Unit: Unit 6: Partnership Working in Adult Care
Learning outcome: 3 Understand relationships and partnership work with families and carers
Assessment criteria: 3.3 Outline the statutory rights of carers
- The statutory rights of carers include:
- Carers have a right to be assessed for their caring role in the same way that individuals with needs have the right to be assessed (Care Act 2014)
- Carers have additional employment rights and can request flexible working hours as well as have time off due to an emergency without it affecting their employment
- Carers cannot be discriminated against in respect to their association with an individual with a disability (Equality Act 2010)