FREE Support for Employers and unpaid carers who are also working plus Carers Week 2021
Carers Week 2021 is almost here and you can find out about all of the activities for carers and employers including a Q&A session with the centre patron Rt Hon Caroline Lucas MP.
https://www.thecarerscentre.org/events/
The pandemic has made staying in touch a little impersonal, with email and online calls dominating, but support is available from The Carers Centre for Brighton and Hove's support for Employers and their employees who also have an unpaid care role. The centre offers specialist consultancy, support and advice for employers and employees as well as a regular monthly peer support group for working carers or those wishing to return to work. For details of any of the available services, please contact info@thecarerscentre.org
The Carers Centre for Brighton and Hove is a local charity, offering free advice and support to unpaid family and friend carers and, where they are working, their employers in the city. The cetnre is commissioned by Brighton and Hove City Council to deliver the Carers Hub.
It is estimated that 1 in 7 employees will have a care role for a family member, friend or neighbour and this can have a serious effect on them and also their employer.
In fact, many employees may not even associate the help they provide with being a carer as we tend to assume this is only a paid occupation delivering social care services.
Organisations in Brighton and Hove under 250 employees can become part of the Employers for Carers umbrella scheme for free, hosted by Brighton and Hove City Council.
This gives you access to a range of digital resources relating to carers working in organisations and the law and best practice for employers.
Larger organisations can join the scheme as members directly with a scale of costs depending on the number of employees and/or membership required.
For details of the EFC or to arrange for a consultation with you or your employees about caring and working, contact Steve at steve.castellari@thecarerscentre.org
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