Skills for Care launches new carers guide for employers 

Skills for Care has launched Carers in your Workforce Matters to help employers support unpaid carers in the adult social care workforce.

The new guide is launched as part of Skills for Care's contribution to Carers Week, and has been developed after extensive consultation with employers and carers who also work in a variety of care roles.
The easy to use ten-part guide uses the personal experience of carers as they describe how they often struggle to combine their caring and professional responsibilities.
"Our sector cannot afford to lose highly trained professionals because of lack of support to enable them to balance their caring commitments with their work life. This guide will help employers support and retain their staff who have personal caring responsibilities," says Skills for Care CEO Sharon Allen.

"Reading through the experiences in the guide, it is clear that carers contribute a huge amount of knowledge to our sector, and this practical guide will be really useful to employers."
The Carers in your Workforce Matter resources cover key areas including recruiting, employing and retaining unpaid carers, carers' legal rights, learning and development for employees who are carers and raising awareness across organisations.
Careers in your Workforce Matters can be downloaded at www.skillsforcare.org.uk/carers.