The care sector is entering a period of significant change. Alongside ongoing workforce shortages, increasing regulatory expectations and the day-to-day demands of managing a care organisation, changes to employment law are creating new considerations for you and your organisation; shifts in employment rights, pay, sickness absence and dismissal processes can have a direct impact on staffing costs, rotas, contracts, recruitment, retention and the way employee issues are managed.
With this carefully in mind, Quality Care Group has partnered with WorkNest to bring care providers together for a free and exclusive, in-person event; led by WorkNest's expert Patrick Carroll-Fogg (Employment Law Advisor and Presenter), this session will focus on the employment law and HR challenges currently affecting the sector, drawing upon real-world experience.
Join us in London on 15th October at 10:00am - 12:00pm to gain a solid understanding of what is shifting, what this could mean for your organisation and most importantly, what you can now do to prepare.
By Attending Our Event, You Will Gain a Better Understanding Of:
All of which are accompanied by the opportunity to ask questions and discuss real-world challenges with employment and HR specialists.
Care businesses already operate in a particularly challenging environment; many organisations face difficulties recruiting and retaining staff, managing sickness absence and maintaining safe staffing levels while controlling costs. The current and upcoming employment law changes can add another layer to this complexity.
For example, changes affecting pay and employment rights could increase the cost of employing and retaining staff. In a sector where staffing represents a significant proportion of operating costs, even relatively small changes can have a wider financial impact. Similarly, changes around sickness absence and employee rights could require care providers to review how absence is recorded, managed and supported. For organisations relying on consistent staffing levels, prolonged or poorly managed absence can have a knock-on effect on rotas, overtime and continuity of care.
There are also important considerations around unfair dismissal and employment procedures. If the rules governing dismissals and employee protections change, care providers may need to reconsider their contracts, policies and internal processes to ensure managers are handling employment matters appropriately.
These issues become particularly important in care because workforce decisions can have consequences beyond the employment relationship itself. Staffing pressures can affect service delivery, continuity of care, employee wellbeing and the ability to meet regulatory expectations.
Our event will focus on several areas that could have particularly practical implications for care businesses.
Pay in social care
Pay is already a vital consideration for care providers, particularly as organisations balance the need to attract and retain skilled staff with rising operational costs. Changes to employment legislation and the wider approach to pay can therefore have implications for staffing budgets, recruitment, retention and workforce planning. Understanding what is changing and how it may affect your employment costs will be crucial when preparing for such shifts.
Sickness absence
Managing sickness absence is particularly challenging in a sector where organisations need sufficient staff to maintain safe and effective care. Changes to employment rights and the way sickness absence is managed could mean providers need to review their existing procedures. Effective absence management is not simply about reducing time off, it is about having clear, fair and consistent processes that support employees while protecting the needs of the organisation. This can include understanding when adjustments may be appropriate, how absence should be documented and how managers should approach longer-term or repeated absence.
Unfair dismissal
Employment protections and dismissal procedures are another significant area for employers to understand. For care providers, getting an employment decision wrong can result in financial costs, management time, employee relations issues and reputational damage. It is therefore increasingly important that managers understand the correct processes and that organisations have appropriate policies and documentation in place.
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With the copious amounts of information surrounding employment law and HR changes, it can be difficult to identify the relevant areas that may affect your organisation. This is why our event is curated to offer you clarity, outlining a solid plan for your journey forward.
Rather than simply outlining legislation, Quality Care Group and WorkNest will focus on the practical implications for care businesses. The session will give you an opportunity to understand the changes, reflect upon potential risks and discuss areas of your organisation that may need further consideration.
Attending the event in person also gives you the key opportunity to ask us any questions you may have, hear our practical examples and directly discuss the challenges you are facing.
Whether you are responsible for a single care home, a domiciliary care organisation or a larger care group, the session is designed to help you turn complex employment developments into practical actions; you will leave with a clearer understanding of what is shifting and what you should now be doing to prepare.
We’d like to invite you to join us in London on 15th October at 10:00am for this exclusive in-person session.
