Informal carers’ employment rights and support
An overview of the employment rights and support available to informal carers, and public policy reviews on this topic in recent years.

Legislation to outlaw discrimination has existed for over 40 years. Typically, new Acts have had as their focus one area of policy, for example, pay, equal treatment of women, race discrimination etc. Almost inevitably, the body of current law, introduced piece meal over such a long period, has developed inconsistencies of both content and approach. As well as introducing new requirements one of the main aims of this Bill is to harmonise existing law into a more coherent whole.
Equality Bill (Bill 85 of 2008-09) (2 MB , PDF)
Legislation to outlaw discrimination has existed for over 40 years. Typically, new Acts have had as their focus one area of policy, for example, pay, equal treatment of women, race discrimination etc. Almost inevitably, the body of current law, introduced piece meal over such a long period, has developed inconsistencies of both content and approach. As well as introducing new requirements one of the main aims of this Bill is to harmonise existing law into a more coherent whole.
Equality Bill (Bill 85 of 2008-09) (2 MB , PDF)
An overview of the employment rights and support available to informal carers, and public policy reviews on this topic in recent years.
Unemployment data tells us about the strength of the labour market. Find the latest data on unemployment in several major world economies.
An overview of the current system of support for children and young people with special educational needs, and pressure on the system