In Australia, 70% of working age carers are employed and combining paid work with caring for someone with disability, mental health challenge, a chronic condition, terminal illness, or someone who is frail aged. That means that if you want to be an employer of choice, it is important to be able to acknowledge carers in your workplace and know what resources are available.
The Carer Friendly Employer program is the first of its kind in Australia and for more than 5 years has been assisting workplaces to support their employees. The Carer Friendly Employers service will help you define best practice standards for supporting your staff with their caring responsibilities. Our team can also support you on your journey to becoming an ‘Accredited Carer Employer’.
Did you know that employees are more likely to become carers within the ages of 45-64 years? That is the same age demographic that your staff are most likely to be holding more senior roles or having significant amounts of experience in your organisation. If they are unable to balance both their work and caring roles, you could very well stand to loose them all together. Investing in your employee retention is vital to business success and creating a carer friendly workplace will help you retain your population of employees who are also carers.
Being a carer friendly employer has additional benefits including:
Carers WA respectfully acknowledge that we work on Aboriginal land and pay our respects to community members and elders, past and present. Individuals pictured are models and are used for illustrative purposes only. Carers WA is committed to understanding, embracing and celebrating the rich and multi-dimensional experiences that shape our lives and aims to ensure that everyone who engages with the organisation feels welcome and included. Carers WA welcomes all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Carers WA acknowledges the Wadjuk Noongar Nation’s lands, water, customs, and culture of which the Carers WA Head Office is located. Carers WA recognises our services reach beyond the Perth (Boorloo) region, and so we also acknowledge the cultural diversity of First Nations Peoples across our state and throughout Australia.
Carers WA has qualified for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s Registered Charity Tick, enabling the public to easily identify our organisation as a registered charity and confirming that we are both transparent and accountable.
