Carers at Work: A Week That Helps
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Recognise working carers, know the right to carer’s leave and time off for emergencies, and agree flexible arrangements that keep people in work.
- Assign to
- Everyone, with a section for managers
- Duration
- 30 minutes
- Evidence
- 10-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Spot that someone may be a working carer.
- Explain carer’s leave and time off for dependants.
- Handle a carer’s leave request and agree flexible arrangements.
- Point carers to support so they can keep going.
The course
- 01Who carers are
- 02Your rights
- 03Asking and agreeing
- 04Keeping going
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Rewrite Paul’s reply”, learners rewrite a realistic document line by line and see the effect of each choice. In “Monday, 15 minutes”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “How a carer drops out” and “Two versions of Mia’s term”.
How you know they finished
The 10-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Employment Rights Act 1996 (as amended)
- Equality Act 2010
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 10-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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