A carer is anyone who provides unpaid care for a friend or family member who (due to illness, disability, mental health problems or alcohol and substance issues) cannot cope without their support.

• 75% of carers in employment worry about continuing to juggle work and care (Carers UK, State of Caring 2022).
• On average, 600 people a day leave work to care – with over 500,000 people leaving work to provide unpaid care pre-pandemic (Carers UK, Juggling Work and Care).

For Carers

Working carers can go to https://carersdigital.org/ and use the FREE access code DGTL7298 

The Carers Digital Resource platform provides:

• FREE access to a range of online resources to help support carers who juggle work and care.
• The digital resources can support prevention and help carers before they reach crisis point and drop out of work, meaning you retain more of your skilled workers.
• The majority of the EfC digital resources are downloadable - share them with staff!

For more info contact emmanewton@wakefield.gov.uk

For Managers

Managers can access FREE resources to help support and retain carers in your workforce.

Visit https://efcdigital.org/ and use FREE access code #EFC2344

• E-learning for staff                
• E-learning for managers
• Best practice examples
• Sample policies & case studies

Employers for Carers has developed a number of toolkits focusing on specific areas to help organisations manage different aspects of work and successfully support working carers.

Download posters with more information here.