Carers

New and updated

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Carers policy

  Updated to include a reference to our good practice guide on supporting carers.

• Date:

  22 March 2021

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Homeworking: Helping employees to balance work and caring commitments

  Lockdown has brought many challenges for employers and employees alike - not least those who have had to juggle their day-to-day work with home schooling a child or caring for another dependant. Graham Brown takes a look at ways in which employers can help support working carers and parents.

• Date:

  11 August 2020

  Type:

  News

  More support for carers needed to keep staff in work

  Research by Carers UK has shown that employers are seeing the health, wellbeing and productivity of their workforces adversely impacted by a shortage of support from social care services.

• Type:

  Consultations

  Consultation on carer's leave

  The Government is seeking views on proposals to give employees who are carers one week of leave to care for a family member or other dependant with health needs.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter responding to an employee's request for time off for foster carer duties

  A model letter to respond to an employee's request for time off for foster carer duties.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Policy on supporting foster carers

  A model HR policy outlining an organisation's approach to supporting foster carers, which deals with notification requirements, time off to care for new foster children, time off for dependants, parental leave, adoption leave and flexible working.

• Date:

  12 May 2014

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Supporting carers: XpertHR survey 2014

  Latest XpertHR research explores how employers support employees with caring responsibilities, including how they deal handle requests for flexible working and leave.

• Type:

  Tasks

  Establish a policy on supporting employees who are carers

• Type:

  Good practice manual

  Supporting employees with caring responsibilities

  Good practice guidance discussing the steps that employers can take to engage employees who are carers.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What kind of issues do employees who have elder care responsibilities face?