Guidance for managers
Help managers recognise caring pressures, hold supportive conversations and understand practical workplace options.
A practical route to carer-friendly workplaces
Bridgit gives local employers a ready-to-use place to recognise working carers, offer clear guidance and connect employees into trusted carer support.
Make it easier for managers to respond well and for working carers to ask for help before pressure becomes absence or burnout.
Available when you need it Local support, made clearer Support that connects workplaces and communities
Many managers want to support working carers but do not know what to say, what adjustments are possible or where local support begins. Bridgit gives them a practical starting point.
Help managers recognise caring pressures, hold supportive conversations and understand practical workplace options.
Give working carers a confidential place to explore money, wellbeing, rights, planning and local help.
Connect employees directly into the local carer service or further digital support when they choose.
See which employers are active, how support is being used and where more promotion or help may be needed.
Meet some of your support team
Employers, managers and working carers can go straight to a specialist coach instead of searching through a long policy library.
Rights and policy
Practical guidance on the policies and adjustments that help working carers stay and thrive at work.
Culture and confidence
Ideas and ready-to-use resources that make caring visible and help managers respond well.
Recognition and progress
Help to identify hidden carers, measure progress and turn good intentions into a stronger workplace offer.
These are just a few of the coaches available. Your Bridgit service brings together more specialist support around your needs.
Simple to start
Bridgit helps you understand what matters, find useful guidance and connect with the right people when you need more help.
Offer a ready-made benefit that works for small businesses as well as larger organisations.
Provide short training, practical guidance and prompts for supportive workplace conversations.
Give employees private advice, personal plans and local routes to more help.
Track engagement, referrals and employer activity while building a more carer-friendly local economy.
Your advice and coaching app
Employees can use Bridgit privately on mobile or desktop. Employers receive a clear, branded route to guidance without needing to build their own specialist carer service.
See Bridgit Employers in action
See how the platform helps local organisations recognise working carers, improve manager confidence and create a simple route into trusted support.
Recognition that leads to action
Employers build confidence at their own pace. The programme combines practical support with visible Bronze, Silver and Gold progress.
Recognise working carers, make support visible and equip managers for a first helpful conversation.
Review policies, train managers, appoint champions and create a clear referral route.
Complete the annual review, show sustained action and optionally donate to the local carer service delivering support.
A clearer comparison
Bridgit combines always-available coaching, guided action and local connections in the same experience.
| What employers need | Bridgit Employers | Resource membership | General HR or wellbeing tools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support at the moment of need | Yes. Specialist AI coaches are available day and night. | Usually relies on guides, events and office-hours support. | Often broad rather than focused on working carers. |
| Practical next steps | Yes. Guided conversations create actions, plans and useful outputs. | Resources may still need interpretation and internal delivery. | Advice and templates vary by provider. |
| Employee-facing help | Yes. Private advice, plans, check-ins and local support. | May be available through eligible membership. | Usually part of a broader EAP or wellbeing offer. |
| Local carer-service referrals | Yes. A clear consent-based route into local human support. | Usually centred on national resources. | Limited unless separately integrated. |
| Progress and recognition | Built in. Annual Bronze, Silver and Gold Carer Friendly Charter journey. | Benchmarking may be a separate programme. | Recognition is not normally included. |
| Local fundraising | Optional. Gold recognition can include a donation to the local carer service. | Not normally connected to local delivery. | Not normally included. |
Two connected audiences
Organisations get a simple way to help. Employees get a private service shaped around their own caring role.
Ready when you are
Try the platform or talk to Bridgit about making it available through your local carer service.