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        "rendered": "Policies (and preparation) – Developing policies"
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        "rendered": "<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2740\" class=\"elementor elementor-2740\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/EfC-Web-4.jpg\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c8f852 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c8f852\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-597a135\" data-id=\"597a135\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-821037a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"821037a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#E71B23D1\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-836892b\" data-id=\"836892b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f17d07e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f17d07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developing Policies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01fcf94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01fcf94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The best results are often achieved by including carers in your generic policies and also having a specific carers policy or guidance document that signposts to relevant policies and support.<br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-300eac8\" data-id=\"300eac8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73410cd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73410cd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46e1b979\" data-id=\"46e1b979\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fd6eaa5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fd6eaa5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50107674\" data-id=\"50107674\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f86457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68f86457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some organisations find it useful to have a specific policy for employees with caring responsibilities whereas others may want to include carers in their existing HR policies.\u00a0<\/p><p>The best results are often achieved by including carers in your generic policies and also having a specific carers policy or guidance document that signposts to relevant policies and support.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Including carers in HR\/equality and diversity policies<br \/><\/b>As a starting point, you should include carers in your generic\/equality and diversity policies. This will highlight the fact that you recognise carers and their potential needs.<\/p><p>People who are looking after someone who is elderly or disabled are now protected against direct discrimination or harassment because of their caring responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010.\u00a0<\/p><p>This is because they are counted as being &#8216;associated&#8217; with someone who is protected by the law because of their age or disability. The Equality Act 2010 replaces the existing anti-discrimination laws with a single Act &#8211; it not only simplifies the law, removing inconsistencies, but it also strengthens it in key ways to tackle discrimination and inequality.<\/p><p>Employers in the UK must therefore now ensure that they do not discriminate against the three million carers in the workforce by treating them differently to other workers, or subjecting them to harassment. For example by:<\/p><ul><li>not offering someone a job because of their caring responsibilities<\/li><li>not offering an employee a promotion because of their caring responsibilities<\/li><\/ul><p>The Government Equalities Office, in partnership with the British Chambers of Commerce, Citizens Advice, ACAS and the Equality and Diversity Forum, published a series of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/equality-act-guidance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summary and \u201cquick start\u201d guides<\/a>\u00a0to the key changes in the law to support implementation of the Act.<\/p><p>To help employers and managers get to grips with the law on equality, ACAS has published<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acas.org.uk\/equality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0three new free guides<\/a>\u00a0that offer a wide range of practical advice in the workplace: Equality and discrimination: understand the basics; Prevent discrimination: support equality; and Discrimination: what to do if it happens.<\/p><p><b>Carers policy<br \/><\/b>Some organisations find it useful to have a specific policy for employees with caring responsibilities. This can support managers when recruiting carers as well as provide detail about supporting employees in the process of balancing work and care. This policy should include:<\/p><ul><li>reference to the organisation\u2019s definition of a carer and what this means<\/li><li>the support provisions available to carers<\/li><li>support options available to their line managers.<\/li><\/ul><p>Many of the support options will be dependent on the employee\u2019s needs, and it is beneficial to consult your employees when you develop this policy about what provision will be most beneficial to them. Some options to include are:<\/p><ul><li>Emergency leave (paid and unpaid)<\/li><li>Carers leave (paid and unpaid)<\/li><\/ul><p>Large employers will often have a specific carers&#8217; policy but smaller organisations may include carers in their generic policies. The important thing is that carers&#8217; needs are distinct and that they need specific support.<\/p><h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8220;Carers only use the policy when they really need it, and then only take a few days off a year. And when they are at work they are motivated, loyal and never late.\u201d<br \/><strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor4 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Manager and member of carers&#8217; network<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><p>View\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/policies-and-preparation-sample-definition-for-carers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sample definition for carers<\/a>\u00a0 and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/policies-and-preparation-sample-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sample carer policy<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7583a elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"4d7583a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_290588186-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4253\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_290588186-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_290588186-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_290588186-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_290588186-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_290588186-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_290588186-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e4da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66e4da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 contenteditable=\"true\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title_text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"none\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/good-practice\/\"><span style=\"color: #e71b23;\">Good Practice<\/span><\/a><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/policies-and-preparation\/\">Policies (and Preparation)<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/policies-and-preparation-developing-policies\/\">Developing Policies<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/policies-and-preparation-sample-definition-for-carers\/\">Sample definition for carers<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/policies-and-preparation-sample-policies\/\">Sample policies<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/policies-and-preparation-sample-charters\/\">Sample charters<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/policies-and-preparation-recruitment\/\">Recruitment<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c45a520\" data-id=\"3c45a520\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ca26ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64ca26ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2258433535-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4252\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2258433535-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2258433535-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2258433535-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2258433535-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2258433535-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2258433535-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620b0ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"620b0ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 contenteditable=\"true\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title_text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"none\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/practice\/\"><span style=\"color: #e71b23;\">Practice<\/span><\/a><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/practice-flexible-working\/\">Flexible working<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/practice-carers-leave\/\">Carer&#8217;s leave<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/practice-workplace-support\/\">Workplace support<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/practice-carers-passports\/\">Carers passports<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cdcec79\" data-id=\"5cdcec79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c5946e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27c5946e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431e05e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"431e05e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 contenteditable=\"true\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title_text\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"none\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/peer-support\/\"><span style=\"color: #e71b23;\">Peer Support<\/span><\/a><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/peer-support-carers-networks-workplace-examples-and-tips\/\">Carers networks &#8211; workplace examples and tips<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/en_gb\/peer-support-carers-networks-tips-from-efc-members\/\">Carers 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