Compassionate Employers Resource Hub

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Welcome to our Compassionate Employers Resource Hub. This is a dedicated space bringing together all our tools, guides, and materials in one place. Whether you're looking for support around grief, guidance to being a carer, or practical resources to help others, you’ll find everything you need here.

Explore at your own pace and return whenever you need support.

Whats on this page

When managing life-limiting or terminal illness, death and bereavement in the workplace, it is important that staff feel comfortable to share with their line manager

Download your free Get To Know Me document

This document is a helpful tool to help managers and employees learn more about each other's working style and personal life. 

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Read our examples of innovation about income generation

Leading with Compassion Workshop

This session helps line managers support teams through tough moments, building compassionate leadership and skills to navigate grief, terminal illness and caring responsibilities.

Find out more and sign up today!
Download a free calendar of the times and events throughout the year that your organisation can use to raise awareness and support colleagues.

Awareness Week Calendar

Keep up to date with what's going on in 2026 by downloading and sharing our Awareness Week Calendar with your friends and family.

Awareness Calendar 2026
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Compassionate Employers Podcast

Watch our amazing two-part podcast series hosted by our very own Lucy Carpenter.

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Compassionate Employers Podcast

Watch the second part of our podcast with Lucy and Jacqueline Gaffin. 

Be kind to yourself - one of our seven ways to help cope with grief during the seasonal holidays and Christmas

Toolkit to help cope with grief after suicide

Coping with grief after a suicide is a painful experience so we have created a toolkit to help cope a bit better with the loss. 

Grief after Suicide Toolkit
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Launch our YouTube Playlist

If you want to watch previous webinars, podcasts and more, click on the button to launch our YouTube playlist. 

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Hospice UK’s Compassionate Employers team explore the definition of a sandwich carer, and give you guidance on what to do if you think that you might be an informal carer.

Carers Toolkit

If you are a carer in the UK, looking after a parent, grandparent, child or friend check out our Carers Toolkit. 

Download your free Carers Toolkit
Recommendations of the best books to read to help deal with death, dying, grief and bereavement

Access our Padlet for signposting and resources

Our Padlet has resources and support on one page, including grief support, help for carers and websites for terminal illness. 

Access our Padlet