Supporting carers: Identifying carers and their support needs
Original and consultant author: Katherine Wilson, head of employment and specialist delivery at Carers UK's business membership forum, Employers for Carers.
Overview
This series of leading practice guides discusses the steps that employers can take to engage and support employees who have caring responsibilities. Here, we discuss what action employers can take to encourage carers to identify themselves and articulate their support needs, and the benefits of doing so. This is the second guide in our series on supporting carers:
- Supporting carers: The business case
- Supporting carers: Policies and communicating support
- Supporting carers: The role of key stakeholders
- Supporting carers: Flexible working and leave arrangements
- Supporting carers: Information, advice and guidance