Compassionate Employers Workplace Support

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Compassionate Employers

The Compassionate Employers Programme gives organisations the skills, knowledge, and resources that they need to effectively support their employees through terminal illness, caring responsibilities, and bereavement at work.

Since our inception in 2019, we have built a membership that supports over 165,000 employees across the UK. 

As a Compassionate Employer you can help people feel confident and comfortable approaching managers and HR, knowing that they will help. HR can make information and support easy to find, and be ready to talk through the practical implications of the options available

The business case for employers

  • Only one in five managers’ report feeling confident supporting an employee following the death of a loved one. 
     
  • 77% of 18- to 34-year-olds would consider leaving their job if their employer did not provide proper support if someone close to them died.
     
  • Every day, over 600 employees quit work to look after older and disabled relatives in the UK.

64% of employers offer no guidance for line managers on how to support staff who are diagnosed with a terminal illness.

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Discover our programme at your own pace through our free mini-assessment tool, insightful webinars, or joining our mailing list.

There's a huge amount of signposting information, support and guidance available. Hospice UK's Compassionate Employers programme has brought them together

Compassionate Employers Membership

Sign up to our webinars and workshops, and watch recordings for insightful tips on how to equip managers, communicate with families, and look after bereaved colleagues.
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Find out if you're a compassionate employer by taking this free mini-assessment

Are you a Compassionate Employer? Find out

Use this free mini-assessment to help you understand how your organisation compares to the market.
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Compassionate Employers newsletter - sign up

If you'd like to receive regular updates on our programme, and how to support employees through grief, dying and caring, let us know by filling in this form.
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Immediate Support

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Juggling caring and work

Caring for someone at home at the same time as working can be a lot to manage. On this page you'll find out what you are entitled to and where to get support.
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3 tips for talking about death and dying at work
Dying Matters

3 tips for talking about death and dying at work

Talking about death and grief can feel scary, especially at work. Read our advice for language best practices that you can use when discussing death and dying with colleagues.
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I need support with a bereavement

I need support with a bereavement

What should I say? It can be very difficult to know what to say or do when someone you know has lost someone close. We often want to offer support.
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The Compassionate Customer Care Programme

In 2024, we introduced the Compassionate Customer Care Programme in partnership with Co-op Bank. This programme specifically supports organisations deliver high-quality compassionate care to vulnerable customers. It also trains frontline staff with Compassionate Conversations skills and enhances policies and guidance to help them better support customers who are facing terminal illness, caring responsibilities, and bereavement.

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160,000 employees are supported by Hospice UK’s Compassionate Employers programme.

Some of our members:

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“In times of loss, offering the much-needed support to our employees is an imperative. At Deutsche Bank, we are committed to creating a health promoting and caring work environment, where employees feel comfortable asking for support when needed and where we are empowering our managers to act with empathy. I can only recommend Compassionate Employers to all employers. It is a “grief toolbox” that is easy to use for grieving employees, their managers, and other important stakeholders in the process. We are proud to be a Compassionate Employer"

Nasrin Oskui - Global Head of Well-being at Deutsche Bank

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