New CIPD/Westfield Health research has revealed that just 34% of employers have a formal, written policy or an informal, verbal policy in place to support working carers in their workplace. With estimates suggesting that 3 in 5 people will end up caring for someone at some point in their lives, the CIPD are urging employers to put mechanisms in place to empower and support working carers, before they lose out on key talent. The report also finds that just 13% of organisations offer line manager training to support working carers, suggesting that no action is being taken to accommodate those with caring responsibilities on any level. The problem is particularly prevalent in the private sector, where just 11% of organisations offer line manager training, 18% have a formal, written policy aimed at supporting working carers, and only 20% know how many working carers they employ.

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