Most people will provide care for a loved one at some point in their lives. Today 73% of your employees are likely providing care for a child and/or an adult in their family, even as they strive to help build your small business. This site provides practical guidance for small businesses to tackle those challenges and create supportive workplaces for caregivers—so both your business and your employees can thrive.
Creating a Caregiving-Friendly Workplace
Gather data
Gather information on how your employees think about caregiving in order to better understand current gaps in your workplace. This section includes self-assessments and surveys to get you started.
Build a friendly culture
Work to create a supportive and inclusive workplace culture around caregiving through open discussions, manager training and employee education. This section includes guidance on how to raise awareness among both managers and staff, and how you can improve your culture so caregivers feel like they are ‘allowed’ to use the support available to them.
Implement specificstrategies
Incorporate benefits and programs strategies into your workplace to provide caregivers with the flexibility and manager support they need. This section includes information about specific strategies such as flex-time, telecommuting, and job-sharing.
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Connect employees with resources
Help your employees plan and navigate their lives as working caregivers. This section includes ideas for employers to share resources that help employees prepare for and provide care.
How This Guide Works
Caregiving Crisis
This section outlines basic facts about caregiving, the impact of caregiving, and the challenges related to working caregivers.
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The Business Case
This section details the business case for small employers to create a caregiving-friendly workplace.
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Practical Guidance
This section provides solutions, tips, and guidance that small employers can utilize to create a more caregiving-friendly workplace.
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How to get started
This section details the first steps you can take to make your workplace more caregiver-friendly.
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Why is Family Caregiving Important?
Working family caregivers are people who care for a loved one at home while also working a full-time or part-time job. Whether you have a caregiver colleague, employ a family caregiver or are a caregiver yourself, caregiving impacts us all at some point in our lives. Balancing caregiving responsibilities is particularly challenging for working family caregivers who have additional responsibilities in the workplace. Regardless of the size of your business or if you currently employ working caregivers, building a caregiver-friendly culture is essential to the long-term health of your business.
