• Centrica – Winner 2015 Scottish Top Employers (large private sector)

  At Centrica success depends on its people and it knows that family wellbeing really matters.

• Carers of West Lothian – Highly Commended 2015 Carers Scotland Award for Best for Carers and Eldercare

  Carers of West Lothian (COWL) is a carer support organisation that puts the welfare of carers at the forefront of everything it does.

• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Finalist 2013, The E-ON Best for Carers and Eldercare Award

  Sector: Healthcare Location: London Employees: 3,197 Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust  takes a proactive approach towards carers.  They define a carer as someone who looks after a family member, partner or friend that they live with who is elderly, frail or has a disability. The care they provide is unpaid.  The main objective is to…

• The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Commended 2013, The E-ON Best for Carers and Eldercare Award

  Sector: Healthcare Location: Yorkshire Employees: 8,000 Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides a comprehensive healthcare service across a number of sites in Yorkshire. This includes both hospital and community based care, and consequently employees work in a wide variety of settings and roles. Their unique relationship with their service users has informed the development on…

• London School of Economics and Political Science, Commended 2013, The E-ON Best for Carers and Eldercare Award

  Sector: Education/ University Location: London Employees: 3,180 The London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE, describe themselves as “interested in innovative and effective ways of supporting employees with caring responsibilities, including eldercare.” Recognising that openness at work about having a caring responsibility is important, they have worked through their carers network to raise the…

• The London School of Economics and Political Science, Finalist 2014, The Centrica & Carers UK Best for Carers and Eldercare Award

  The London School of Economics (LSE) aims to sustain its strong track record as a diverse, fair and flexible employer that attracts and retains the best employees and demonstrates its support for them throughout their working life. As part of this it is addressing what it describes as the ‘iceberg’ of caring for adults by…

• Islington Council, Winner 2014, The Centrica & Carers UK Best for Carers and Eldercare Award

  Islington Council is an inner London local authority, employing more than 4,000 people. It has developed a joint carers strategy in partnership with the local health authority, NHS Islington Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). This policy covers both employees, and carers Borough-wide. One of the council’s aims and objectives is ‘to influence the whole system of…

• British Gas, Winner 2013, The E-On Best for Carers and Eldercare

  British Gas  WINNER  Sector: Utilities Location: all UK Employees: 28,000 British Gas has demonstrated a well developed and comprehensive approach to carers which has widespread coverage across the organisation. Supported from the highest levels of the organisation, their core message is that supporting carers in the workforce isn’t just about being a good employer, but…