Compassionate Employers Membership & Pricing

The Compassionate Employers Membership

Since 2019, the Compassionate Employers Programme has been helping organisations create truly supportive workplaces. We provide the skills, knowledge, and resources you need to care for your employees during life’s toughest moments — whether they’re facing terminal illness, balancing caring responsibilities, or coping with bereavement.

Today, our programme supports a growing network of organisations, collectively caring for over 165,000 employees across the UK.

Celebrating businesses that go the extra mile for their people, Compassionate Employers Members are benchmarked against best practice compassionate standards and earn a Bronze, Silver, or Gold award.

We work closely with all members, providing personalised recommendations to help you on your journey to becoming a Gold Compassionate Employer.

Our Essential Membership is the perfect starter-pack for all organisations looking to develop compassionate leadership and foundational support for their employees who are facing terminal illness, caring responsibilities and bereavement.

Included in the membership:

All-staff access to quarterly Awareness Day webinar series including Carers Week, Suicide Prevention week, Grief Awareness Week;
All-staff access to our Members Only Hub, complete with tailored step by step guidance for Compassionate Leaders including HR professionals, Line Managers and Employees;
All-staff access to our award nominated “Compassionate Conversations” E-learning;
Access to best practice policy templates;
Compassionate Employers Mini-Assessment and Award.

Private Sector: 0-250 employees	Private Sector: 250+ employees	Public Sector: 0-250 employees	Public Sector: 250+ employees
£2,000+VAT per annum	£4,000+VAT per annum	£2,000+VAT per annum	£3,000+ VAT per annum

Our Enhanced Membership is perfect for organisations who are looking to develop sustainable compassionate leadership and culture across their organisation. Included in the membership:

All-staff access to quarterly Awareness Day webinar series including: Carers Week, Suicide Prevention week, National Grief Awareness Week;
All-staff access to our Members Only Hub, complete with tailored step by step guidance for Compassionate Leaders including HR professionals, Line Managers and Employees;
All-staff access to our award nominated “Compassionate Conversations” E-learning;
Two bespoke workshops tailored to your organisation from our selection of courses: Compassionate Conversations, Compassionate Leadership, Compassionate Customer Care;
Bespoke review and recommendations of Compassionate People Policies and guidance supporting employees navigating terminal illness, caring responsibilities and bereavement;
Compassionate Employers Comprehensive Assessment and Award.

Private Sector: 0-5,000 employees	Private Sector: 5,000+ employees	Public Sector: 0-250 employees	Public Sector: 250+ employees
£5,000+VAT per annum	£7,000+VAT per annum	£3,000+VAT per annum	£4,000+VAT per annum

Our On-Demand services are all about giving you the flexibility to focus on specific areas of employee support and compassionate leadership. Want to shine a spotlight on awareness days with interactive webinars? Need a fresh perspective on your people policies? Or maybe you’re looking to train a group of compassionate leaders? We’ve got it sorted.

Everything we offer can be tailored to fit your organisation’s needs, so you get exactly what works best for you.

Policy review and recommendations relating to Terminal illness, Carers Leave and Bereavement leave	Prices from £1,000+VAT
Employee and Managers Guidance co-created with your current policies and guidance embedded	Prices from £750+VAT
Bespoke workshops: Compassionate Conversations, Compassionate Leadership, Compassionate Customer Care	£1,500+VAT (online) £2,250+VAT (in-person) Maximum attendees: 16
Awareness Day Webinars/Guest speaker including: Supporting Carers In the Workplace, Supporting Grief In the Workplace	£1,250+VAT (online) £1,400+VAT (in-person) Unlimited attendees

Lucy Carpenter

Lucy Carpenter leads the Compassionate Employers Programme at Hospice UK, supporting over 165,000 employees across leading UK workplaces. Her work focuses on helping employers support their teams whilst navigating terminal illness, caring responsibilities and bereavement with compassion and understanding. With extensive experience as a facilitator, trainer, and advisor on managing grief in the workplace, Lucy brings expert knowledge on issues related to death, dying, and bereavement.

On Tuesday, October 10th, Compassionate Employers hosted an insightful panel featuring Nick Speight MBE, Dr Kara Davey, and Charlie King. These experts came together to share professional and personal insights for providing gold-standard support for baby loss in the workplace.

Watch the replay to gain access to best practices and walk away with tangible actions to improve your confidence supporting colleagues as well as your overall employee support offer.
Click here to download the Pregnancy Loss Policy from Co-op.
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On Thursday 11 May, Compassionate Employers hosted a webinar on 'How to talk about death at work' for Dying Matters Awareness Week.
The session featured Simon Blake, CEO Mental Health First Aid England, Aongola Victor Simuyemba, Bereavements Lead at Monzo and Faith Holloway, Compassionate Employers Programme Lead at Hospice UK and provided practical advice, tips and tricks on how to start workplace conversations on this often taboo subject.
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On Tuesday 22 March, Compassionate Employers hosted a webinar with Andy Whalley, UK People Advice Consultant at Aviva, to share their death in service guide, as well as tips, guidance, and best practice for supporting your organisation through a death in service.
Aviva is the first recipient of the Compassionate Employers Gold Award.
Click here to download the Death in Service template guide.
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On Tuesday 6th December 2022, Compassionate Employers hosted a Bereavement at Work Experts Panel to mark National Grief Awareness Week.
The panel included:
•   Laura Barrett, Bereavement Support Worker at St Oswald's Hospice.
•   Daniel Callaghan, Employer Branding at Capital One
•   Harley Cunningham, Internal Bereavement Consultant at Virgin Media 02
•   Samantha Langford, MSc Bereavement Lead at Let's Improve Workplace Wellbeing
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Compassionate Employers Membership & Pricing

The Compassionate Employers Membership

Our Compassionate Employers facilitators

Lucy Carpenter

Previously recorded webinars

Further resources

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