Practical Guidance
PRACTICAL GUIDANCE
ON CREATING A CAREGIVER-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE
Instead of spending your time and resources on ad hoc or crisis-management style support for your working family caregivers, develop a simple strategy for your organization. We’ve selected the most powerful tactics and created resources to make them practical for small business leaders like you. Which one will you start with?
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.
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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 it’s ‘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 withresources
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.
