As the Covid 19 pandemic continues and children sadly continue to enter the care system, unlike many companies that may be unfortunately having to downsize or make redundancies, the demand for foster carers is on the rise.
In this article Helen, HR Business Partner, explains that organisations are likely to be remembered for how they supported their employees throughout the pandemic and their well-being should be at the heart of all they do.
Helen goes on to suggest why fostering could be considered as an alternative career and offers advice and guidance to HR professionals about how they could broach the idea with their own employees.
The National Fostering Group, part of Outcomes First Group, is reaching out to companies that are downsizing, asking them to promote the opportunity of becoming a foster carer to employees who may be affected and make a difference to even more children’s lives.
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