Supporting Working Carers (Global)
Description
Working carers are all too often hidden in plain sight, balancing their caring responsibilities and their jobs with little to no recognition or support. Many carers are reluctant to discuss their caring role with their employer because they feel that it might cause them to be viewed less favourably, and as a result are unable to access the help and support that they need. By supporting working carers, organisations can attract and retain staff, as well as reduce stress, sick leave and absenteeism whilst improving the lives of those carers and the people they care for.
This course is designed to create an awareness about working carers, the different types of care that they provide and the challenges that they face in their work and at home. It combines subject matter expert and lived experience interviews with dramas, and explores best practice strategies and that organisations can adopt to create a carer friendly environment.
Course Objectives
- A greater awareness of the challenges that working carers face in the workplace and in their caring roles
- An understanding of the different types of caring roles
- Why working carers are reluctant to disclose their caring responsibilities with employers
- Strategies and practices to retain and support working carers in employment
- The key tenets of a working carers' policy
- The Carer's Leave Act 2023 and its provisions
- An awareness of the mental health and emotional impact of caring
- Strategies to creating a carer-friendly environment in the workplace
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