Claim: 4.7 million unpaid carers fear getting sacked over caring commitments.
Fact-check: An Express headline on how many working carers fear for their job is flawed - Full Fact
Verdict: this figure is based on the results of a survey question answered by 280 working carers meaning there is some uncertainty about how accurate the figure is. it asked whether they thought they would ever have no option but to leave their existing job to help care for a dependent or relative due to lack of support and flexibility from their employer.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Rachael Krishna
Date published: 2020-08-11T00:00:00