Helping colleagues who are carers
Report on Malcolm Goldsmith’s talk on being supportive of carers in the workplaceMalcolm did us a great service, opening up this often hidden topic in our world of work. Present at each talk were HR personnel, managers, carers who hold down demanding jobs, and also people who one way or the other support carers, incl a husband who wished to know how he could be supportive of his wife who had just embarked on several caring roles…
Here are some of the questions raised. For an extended report on the talk, click on the icon at the foot of the right hand column on this page. Note: save the document to your computer and then open it.
Who are carers?
What do they do?
Defined in legislation
How many carers are there?
36 Hour Day
How are family carers affected?
How do I help?
Q and A time
Helping colleagues who are carers
Full report from Macolm Goldsmith talk
Full report from Macolm Goldsmith talk