Advice for employers

1 in 7 working people are juggling their paid jobs with caring responsibilities for someone at home.

Without support 1 in 6 of those carers give up or cut back work because the challenges of balancing their work and caring responsibilities simply becomes too much.

Having a ‘carer friendly’ workplace for your employees can make a significant difference to retention and productivity, and help you get the best results for your organisation and staff.

 

What help and advice is available for employers?

  • York are part of Carers UK’s Employers for Carers (EfC) which enables any organisation in York to access to free membership and resources. Here you can find flexible working policies, best practice and training to help you support the carers in your workplace. Register by using York’s free access code #EFC6282. This is free to organisations with fewer than 250 employees.

 

  • If you’d like to talk to us for advice about making your workplace more supportive for carers, please get in touch.