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Employers for Carers (EfC) was delighted to host an in-person networking event on Tuesday 14 March. The event was held at EfC member BT’s London office and the theme was Supporting carer health and wellbeing in the workplace. Carers UK’s Chair Nick Baird opened the well-attended event with a short speech and thanked those for travelling to London for the event. Nick reported the most recent EfC member additions and Carer Confident accredited employers and mentioned the importance of the health and wellbeing theme in the current climate, drawing on his own caring experiences. Helen Walker, Chief Executive of Carers…
Employers for Carers (EfC) was delighted to host their first in-person Networking Event since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic on 11 October. The event was held at EfC member Aviva’s London offices and the theme was Championing carers in the workplace. Carers UK’s Chair Nick Baird opened the event by welcoming the array of EfC members to the event and the delight at meeting face to face. Nick reported the most recent EfC member additions and Carer Confident accredited employers and mentioned the impending EfC survey report which will be released shortly focusing on carer champions and their role…
Employers for Carers (EfC) hosted the Summer Networking Event on 5 July which followed on from Carers Week’s theme of Making caring visible, valued and supported. Helen Walker, Chief Executive of Carers UK, chaired the event and began by updating EfC members on recent developments at the charity including highlights from Carers Week. She referred to research released during Carers Week which showed that the number of unpaid carers remains higher than before the pandemic. The research can be viewed here. Three of our EfC members provided updates about what they did in Carers Week and how they have been…
Employers for Carers (EfC) hosted the first member networking event of the year on Wednesday 30 March. The theme was Hybrid working and carers: Building on the lessons from COVID-19. The event was opened by Carers UK’s Chair Nick Baird who welcomed the newest EfC members who have joined since the last networking event in October 2021. He also congratulated the most recently accredited Carer Confident employers which takes the total to 48 organisations achieving the benchmark. Carers UK’s Chief Executive Officer, Helen Walker, continued with a round-up of news from Carers UK including the annual State of Caring conference…
Members Virtual Networking Event - Supporting carers in COVID-19: Recovery and return | October 2021
On 19 October, Employers for Carers hosted their Autumn virtual networking event on the theme of Supporting Carers in COVID-19: Recovery and Return. The event was opened by Nick Baird, Chair of Carers UK who welcomed our latest EfC members since the last event in June along with our newly Carer Confident accredited employers. He touched on how organisations are planning their return to the office or place of work in different ways, with most looking to implement more flexibility than had existed before the pandemic. Helen Walker, Chief Executive of Carers UK, gave a round-up of recent activities including…
The Summer EfC networking event shared its theme with this year’s Carers Week, ‘Making Caring Visible and Valued’, and gave members the opportunity to discuss issues and activities related to the annual campaign. The event was held virtually on 23 June 2021 and saw a wonderfully high turn-out across members from all sectors. The event was once again opened and chaired by Nick Baird, Chair of Carers UK. He noted that a key challenge for us all as employers is ensuring that we communicate clearly and regularly about caring - and help available in the workplace - to encourage carers…
On 18 May 2021 we hosted out first corporate roll-out event, designed to help members get the most out of the EfC and Digital Resource for Carers platforms. The session included short demonstrations from the team on each platform, focussing on the e-learning resources, toolkits and new journey maps (EfC Digital) and About Me, Learning for Living, Jointly, Upfront and MyBackUp (Digital Resource for Carers). There was a further discussion specifically around the newly refreshed line manager e-learning resource, which is adaptable, non-prescriptive and includes practical case studies about dealing with different scenarios involving carers in the workplace. Members also…
The Spring EfC networking event took place virtually on 21 April 2021 and it was wonderful to see so many new and familiar faces on screen! The theme of the event was ‘Identification and Self-Identification: Recognising and acknowledging carers in the workplace’, and we were pleased to hear a lot of thoughtful discussion and sharing of best practice around the subject. The event was opened and chaired by Nick Baird, who has served as Chair of Carers UK since October 2020. The landscape for caring has changed fundamentally over the course of the pandemic, with research showing that many more…