PwC hosts new programme to support staff doubling as carers
Enda McDonagh, managing partner, PwC Ireland; Sue O'Grady, marketing manager, Family Carers Ireland; Catherine Cox, head of communications & policy, Family Carers Ireland, and Doone O'Doherty, people partner, PwC Ireland.
Professional services firm PwC Ireland has partnered with national charity Family Carers Ireland (FCI) to provide a bespoke support programme to colleagues who have caring responsibilities.
PwC has signed up to FCI’s ‘Caring Employers’ programme, which guides and assists companies to support those who are balancing their career with caring commitments at home.
Catherine Cox, head of communications and policy with FCI, said: “We are delighted that PwC is enhancing awareness of those juggling work and care, and introducing additional carer-friendly supports to their people.
“The programme highlights the importance of ensuring that carers feel included, valued and cared for within their own work environments.”
PwC is providing access to the programme's supports and resources to all colleagues who wish to use it.
There are over 500,000 family carers in Ireland, with one in nine people in Ireland’s workforce juggling work while supporting a family member with additional needs.
Caring requirements include caring for a child, a parent, relative or a friend. Coupled with the demands of working life, this can have a significant impact on a person’s performance at work and overall wellbeing.
Doone O’Doherty, people partner, PwC Ireland, said: “This collaboration with FCI underpins PwC's Inclusion First strategy and commitment to building a workplace where everyone feels like they belong.
“We recognise that we have many family carers in PwC and it is hugely important to us that we continue to build on the supports we offer to our people and that an enhanced awareness is placed on the important role that family carers play."
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